The European folktale: Form and nature (Translations in folklore studies)
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"Niles' excellent translation should bring L thi's sensitive and articulate study the recognition it deserves among English readers." --Library JournalL thi demonstrates how the folktale, by its very... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:089727024X
ISBN13:9780897270243
Release Date:January 1982
Publisher:Institute for the Study of Human Issues
Length:173 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
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A key to the world of fantasy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
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 "false" styles. I most appreciate his minute dissection and analysis of all the components of the folktale. My field is folklore research, and I feel Luthi's "The European Folktale," has helped me to understand folktales more than any other book. This is all the more remarkable when one considers that this is a relatively slim volume (164 pages).
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