Motif-index of folk-literature
Subtitle: a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends.
Edition: Rev. and enl. ed.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1955
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Subjects: Folklore -- Classification.; Folk literature -- Classification.; Folk literature -- Themes, motives.; Folk literature -- Bibliography.
Description: This index is organized by motif, or subject, so related versions of particular stories are classified together, across cultures and time periods. Very detailed, with source citations, is a classic work of its type.