The Types of International Folktales:

A Classification and Bibliography - 3 Volumes

by Hans-Jörg Uther 

Three volumes.  Turku, Finland:  Folklore Fellows' Communications, 2011 

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition.

• Glossy yellow covers are mostly clean, with black text and color illustration. 
• Boards show a ding to spine head, Volume I.  Corners are sharp.  See photos. 
• Spine has black text and is bright with bumped head ends.
• Binding is tight.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear; owner's mark in pencil on first printed page of Volume I.
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• PS2023.0304

1440 pages. 6 x 9 inches

ISBN: 978-951-41-1054-2

Second Printing.  Publisher's glossy yellow boards with black titles feature inset color illustration.  Folklore Fellows' Communications Numbers 284-285-286, three volumes.  Bindings are tight, text blocks seem unread.  A ding to the upper board of Part I, an owner's inscription on the first printed page of Part I.  Condition is overall Very Good+.  

The Types of International Folktales presents an essential index of the Aarne-Thompson-Uther tale-type system, or ATU, which is one of the most widely recognized and enduring infrastructures developed in folklore research.  This version, initially published in 2004, constitutes a fundamentally new edition with extensive additions and innovations to the work first published in 1910.  The ATU catalog is constituted of international types, practically defined as identified among three or more cultural or national groups.  The types are accompanied by plot summaries and descriptions that vary in detail according to the complexity of the international tradition or what otherwise unites traditions cataloged under that type.  Each entry is accompanied by citations of essential research, which includes monographs and articles on the particular type and references to listings in relevant catalogs.  This list of works is followed by citations for particular groups, which offers a perspective on the type's international distribution.  The accompanying indices include Thompson's motifs referenced in the type descriptions as well as a detailed subject index that includes the most important subjects, actions, and other motifs of actors and settings.

Second printing.

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