CONTENTS
Preface to the Second Edition ix
Introduction to the Second Edition xi
Introduction to the First Edition xix
Acknowledgements xxiii
Author's Foreword xxv
I. On the History of the Problem 3
II. The Method and Material 19
III. The Functions of Dramatis Personae 25
IV. Assimilations: Cases of the Double Morphological
Meaning of a Single Function 66
V. Some Other Elements of the Tale 71
A. Auxiliary Elements for the Interconnection of Functions 71
B. Auxiliary Elements in Trebling 74
C. Motivations 75
VI. The Distribution of Functions Among Dramatis Personae 79
VII. Ways in Which New Characters Are Introduced into the Course of Action 84
VIII. On the Attributes of Dramatis Personae and their Significance 87
IX. The Tale as a Whole 92
A. The Ways in Which Stones Are Combined 92
B. An Example of Analysis of a Tale 96
C. The Problem of Classification 99
D. On the Relationship of Particular Forms of Structure to the General Pattern 104
E. The Problem of Composition and Theme, and of Themes and Variants 113
F. Conclusion 115
Appendix I: Materials for a Tabulation of the Tale 119
Appendix II: Further Techniques of Analyses 128
Appendix III: Schemes and Commentary 135
Appendix IV: List of Abbreviations 149
Appendix V: Comparative Chart of Tale Numbers 156