Author: [Anonymus AC03416919]
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570853227
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This database is an electronic edition of the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, revised and enlarged by Stith Thompson, (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1955).
Motif-Index of Folk Literature : past masters ; humanities databases, full text
Author: [Anonymus AC03416919]
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570853227
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This database is an electronic edition of the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, revised and enlarged by Stith Thompson, (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1955).
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570853227
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This database is an electronic edition of the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, revised and enlarged by Stith Thompson, (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1955).
Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature: A Handbook
Author: Jane Garry
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351576151
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
This is an authoritative presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature. The reference provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore of selected communities around the world. Each entry is written by a noted authority in the field, and includes accompanying reference citations. Entries are keyed to the Motif-Index of Folk Literature by Stith Thompson and grouped according to that Index's scheme. The reference also includes an introductory essay on the concepts of archetypes and motifs and the scholarship associated with them. This is the only book in English on motifs and themes that is completely folklore oriented, deals with motif numbers, and is tied to the Thompson Motif-Index. It includes in-depth examination of such motifs as: Bewitching; Chance and Fate; Choice of Roads; Death or Departure of the Gods; the Double; Ghosts and Other Revenants; the Hero Cycle; Journey to the Otherworld; Magic Invulnerability; Soothsayer; Transformation; Tricksters.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351576151
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
This is an authoritative presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature. The reference provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore of selected communities around the world. Each entry is written by a noted authority in the field, and includes accompanying reference citations. Entries are keyed to the Motif-Index of Folk Literature by Stith Thompson and grouped according to that Index's scheme. The reference also includes an introductory essay on the concepts of archetypes and motifs and the scholarship associated with them. This is the only book in English on motifs and themes that is completely folklore oriented, deals with motif numbers, and is tied to the Thompson Motif-Index. It includes in-depth examination of such motifs as: Bewitching; Chance and Fate; Choice of Roads; Death or Departure of the Gods; the Double; Ghosts and Other Revenants; the Hero Cycle; Journey to the Otherworld; Magic Invulnerability; Soothsayer; Transformation; Tricksters.
Motif-index of Folk-literature
Author: Stith Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
A Motif-Index of Traditional Polynesian Narratives
Author: Bacil F. Kirtley
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824884078
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
This reference work analyzes and classifies the story themes of Polynesian myths, tales, and legends according to an internationally employed system developed by Stith Thompson in his Motif Index of Folk-Literature ( 1955-1958). Thousands of tales, including those from almost all of the major original collections from the Polynesian area, have been examined and their thematic contents cataloged in this work. In his introduction, the author explains the concept of the motif as a basis for cataloging. He quotes from Professor Thompson's definition of a motif: “the smallest element in a tale having the power to persist in tradition,” for example, gods, marvelous creatures, magic objects, and certain kinds of incidents. The author believes “the function of an index of motifs is to cite bibliographical sources of narratives containing these viable (often irreducible) story elements, and thus to provide the investigator of specific story ideas with comparative Information.” The present work is an attempt to survey thoroughly the totality of Polynesian oral tradition and to indicate the distribution and relationships of narrative materials. Not since the publication of Roland B. Dixon's work on Oceanic mythology in 1916 has this been attempted. This index will be an invaluable reference tool for anyone doing research in Oceanic ethnology and folklore.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824884078
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
This reference work analyzes and classifies the story themes of Polynesian myths, tales, and legends according to an internationally employed system developed by Stith Thompson in his Motif Index of Folk-Literature ( 1955-1958). Thousands of tales, including those from almost all of the major original collections from the Polynesian area, have been examined and their thematic contents cataloged in this work. In his introduction, the author explains the concept of the motif as a basis for cataloging. He quotes from Professor Thompson's definition of a motif: “the smallest element in a tale having the power to persist in tradition,” for example, gods, marvelous creatures, magic objects, and certain kinds of incidents. The author believes “the function of an index of motifs is to cite bibliographical sources of narratives containing these viable (often irreducible) story elements, and thus to provide the investigator of specific story ideas with comparative Information.” The present work is an attempt to survey thoroughly the totality of Polynesian oral tradition and to indicate the distribution and relationships of narrative materials. Not since the publication of Roland B. Dixon's work on Oceanic mythology in 1916 has this been attempted. This index will be an invaluable reference tool for anyone doing research in Oceanic ethnology and folklore.
Motif-index of Folk-literature
Author: Stith Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk literature
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Motif Index of the Child Corpus
Author: Natascha Würzbach
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110142907
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110142907
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Type and Motif-Index of the Folktales of England and North America
Author: Ernest W. Baughman
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3111402770
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 685
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3111402770
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 685
Book Description
Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, Volume 4
Author: Stith Thompson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253338846
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
"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 News Indiana 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.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253338846
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
"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 News Indiana 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.
Folk Traditions of the Arab World
Author: Hasan M. El-Shamy
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253352118
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253352118
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, Volume 6.2
Author: Stith Thompson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253340917
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253340917
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description