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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume Three; F-H; A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folk Tales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, E

by Stith Thompson

ISBN13: 9780253338839
ISBN10: 0253338832

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"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 and 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.

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ISBN:: 9780253338839
Binding:: Hardcover
Publication date:: 01/22/1960
Publisher:: Indiana University Press
Language:: English
Pages:: 520
Height:: 1.50IN
Width:: 6.32IN
Thickness:: 1.5 in.
LCCN:: 55008055
Number of Units:: 1
UPC Code:: 2147483647
Author:: Stith Thompson
Subject:: Bibliography
Subject:: Classification
Subject:: Reference-Bibliography and Library Science
Subject:: D

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