| Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume Four, J-K; A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exe Contributor(s): Thompson, Stith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253338840 ISBN-13: 9780253338846 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $82.12 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1960 Annotation: "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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398.012 |
| LCCN: 55008055 |
| Physical Information: 1.41" H x 6.14" W x 9.18" (1.94 lbs) 500 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |