Le radici storiche dei racconti di fate

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Continuation from Propp's Morphology of the Folktale (1928). Furthers his attempt to make folklore a social science, establishing generic laws through empirical research and historical/ethnographic analysis. There's a good section on the wondertale, a type of folktale defined as follows: "A wondertal Leggi tutto

Propp is best known, of course, for his Morphology of the Folktale, but this invaluable collection sets that in the broader context of his work over a long and productive career. His longevity is all the more remarkable given that he was negotiating throughout the lurches of official Stalinist ideolo Leggi tutto

Great book in terms of aggregating an inventory of common themes in fairy tales; however, the analysis provided was disappointing and simplistic. Perhaps at the time this was the only analysis of this type, but with emergence of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung writings on the same topics, Propp's inte Leggi tutto

Вот вроде и интересно, и многое кажется логичным, и в это веришь... но чем дальше, тем больше скрипит сова, натаскиваемая на глобус исторического материализма.

Sencillamente maravilloso. Mágico.

The historical roots of a fairy tale. The book is too academic. Everything could be easily reduced to 100 pages. I tormented the book for a whole week. A very heavy book. And quite controversial. The author deduces a certain theory, and as proof of his innocence, he constantly refers to another folklo Leggi tutto

15+ лет назад читал эту книгу по совету коллеги - бизнес-аналитика. Книга тяжелая, но важная для ознакомления. По прошествии кучи лет запомнилось следующее: 1. Книга открыла для меня новые горизонты - было удивительно как можно систематизировать сказки - да вообще любые истории, творчество в еще более Leggi tutto