The folktale
Stith Thompson (Author)
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.
Print Book, English, 1977
University of California Press, Berkeley [California], 1977
Criticism, interpretation, etc
x, 510 pages ; 24 cm
9780520033597, 9780520035379, 0520033590, 0520035372
59159041
Includes section on North American Folktales
"Copyright 1946 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. Reprinted 1977 by the University of California Press"--Title page verso