Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
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| - | {{Template}}The six-volume ''[[Motif-Index of Folk-Literature]]'' (1932–37) is considered the international key to folklore [[narratology]] and [[thematic literary criticism]]. It is based on [[Antti Aarne]]'s [[motif]]-based classification system which the [[American folklore|American folklorist]] [[Stith Thompson]] translated and expanded in [[1928]]. | + | {{Template}} |
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| + | The six-volume ''[[Motif-Index of Folk-Literature]]'' (1932–37) is considered the international key to folklore [[narratology]] and [[thematic literary criticism]]. It is based on [[Antti Aarne]]'s [[motif]]-based classification system which the [[American folklore|American folklorist]] [[Stith Thompson]] translated and expanded in [[1928]]. | ||
| Major categories include A, Mythological Motifs; B, Animal Motifs; C, Motifs of Tabu; D, Magic; E, the Dead; F, Marvels; G, Ogres; H, Tests; J, the Wise and the Foolish; K, Deceptions; L, Reversals of Fortune; M, Ordaining the Future; N, Chance and Fate; P, Society; Q, Rewards and Punishments; R, Captives and Fugitives; S, Unnatural Cruelty; T, Sex; U, the Nature of Life; V, Religion; W, Traits of Character; [[X, Humor]]; and Z, Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs.[http://www.talesunlimited.com/STmotifsearchhelp.asp] | Major categories include A, Mythological Motifs; B, Animal Motifs; C, Motifs of Tabu; D, Magic; E, the Dead; F, Marvels; G, Ogres; H, Tests; J, the Wise and the Foolish; K, Deceptions; L, Reversals of Fortune; M, Ordaining the Future; N, Chance and Fate; P, Society; Q, Rewards and Punishments; R, Captives and Fugitives; S, Unnatural Cruelty; T, Sex; U, the Nature of Life; V, Religion; W, Traits of Character; [[X, Humor]]; and Z, Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs.[http://www.talesunlimited.com/STmotifsearchhelp.asp] | ||
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The six-volume Motif-Index of Folk-Literature (1932–37) is considered the international key to folklore narratology and thematic literary criticism. It is based on Antti Aarne's motif-based classification system which the American folklorist Stith Thompson translated and expanded in 1928.
Major categories include A, Mythological Motifs; B, Animal Motifs; C, Motifs of Tabu; D, Magic; E, the Dead; F, Marvels; G, Ogres; H, Tests; J, the Wise and the Foolish; K, Deceptions; L, Reversals of Fortune; M, Ordaining the Future; N, Chance and Fate; P, Society; Q, Rewards and Punishments; R, Captives and Fugitives; S, Unnatural Cruelty; T, Sex; U, the Nature of Life; V, Religion; W, Traits of Character; X, Humor; and Z, Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs.[1]
