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      ISBN: 0253203937

      ISBN13: 9780253203939

      The European Folktale: Form and Nature (Folklore Studies in Translation)

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      Book Overview

      "Niles' excellent translation should bring L thi's sensitive and articulate study the recognition it deserves among English readers." --Library Journal

      L thi demonstrates how the folktale, by its very distance from reality, can play upon the most important themes of human existence.

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      A key to the world of fantasy

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      Luthi's book, like Bettelheim's "The Uses of Enchantment," Stith Thompson's "The Folktale" and Propp's "Morphology of the Folktale," is an indispensable guide and resource on the folktale, covering all the elements that make folktales "tick": their abstract style, one-dimensional characters, and deliberate lack of detail regarding locale. In addition, he touches upon symbolism and what he calls the folktale's "true" and...

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