Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux (Volume 5) by Stith Thompson

by Stith Thompson

"This monumental work has now become... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars." --Southern Folklore Quarterly"A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith Thompson has approached perfection." --Volkskunde"An invaluable aid to students and scholars... " --Reference & Research Book NewsIndiana University Press, with the generous support of the L. J. and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation, is pleased to announce the republication of this folklore classic, in honor of the centenary of the American Folklore Society.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, History, Folklore, Writing, Mythology, Fairy Tales

Hardcover

First published December 1, 1958

About the author

Stith Thompson (March 7, 1885 – January 13, 1976) was an American scholar of folklore. He is the "Thompson" of the Aarne-Thompson classification system, which indexes certain folktales by their structure and assigns them AT numbers. He also developed an alpha-decimal motif-index system (A~Z followed by numeral) for cataloging individual motifs.

Reviews

[Boze Herrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

ask me how much I love these books if you want to hear me talk for an hour.

[Maki ⌒☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Guess who bought herself the Stith-Thompson Index for her birthday?

[Celine Foulon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This work is an incredible list of frequently used and named motifs of folk tales. It's unbelievably detailed and is structured in the most meticulous way. The book consists of 6 volumes, which include an alphabetical list, an introduction, structural overview and all the motifs. If you work academically on motifs and folk tales, this book is a must to reference out of.

[kazilo]

Exactly what I was thinking!!! 🤗

Edit: no way I’m studying for the SAT and this was randomly referenced in a passage 🙏

[Nostalgia Reader]

https://sites.ualberta.ca/~urban/Proj...

[Mouny · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a frightening work. Truly. The idea of the painstaking compilation of resources the man had to do is really something. This reference helped me write my undergraduate senior study paper, and it is helping me write a graduate paper as we speak.

[Caren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I spent my whole weekend reading and evaluating this text, might as well add it to Goodreads. I did kind of enjoy it.