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Discusses a wide range of story motifs and retells their basic patterns. In this book, the author discusses the background to his own study of the folktale. It includes an index to tale types classified according to the main story motifs which can be used for reference.

The Folktale

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    A Paperback / softback by Stith Thompson

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 2 February 1978
      ISBN-13 9780520035379
      978-0520035379
      ISBN-10 0520035372
      Also in:
      Folklore studies / Study of myth

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Discusses a wide range of story motifs and retells their basic patterns. In this book, the author discusses the background to his own study of the folktale. It includes an index to tale types classified according to the main story motifs which can be used for reference.

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