

An edition of Motif-index of folk-literature (1932)
A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux (Volume 5)
By Stith Thompson
Publish Date
February 1990
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Language
eng
Pages
512
Description:
This index is organized by motif, or subject, so related versions of particular stories are classified together, across cultures and time periods. Very detailed, with source citations, is a classic work of its type.