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020 _a0292783760
082 _a801
_bPRO
100 _aPropp, V.
245 _aMorphology of the folktale
260 _bUniversity of Texas Press, 1968
_aAustin
_c1996
300 _axxvi,158p.
500 _aCONTENTS 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
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