A Motif-Index of Traditional Polynesian Narratives
This reference work analyzes and classifies the story themes of Polynesian myths, tales, and legends according to an internationally employed system developed by Stith Thompson in his Motif Index of Folk-Literature ( 1955-1958). Thousands of tales, including those from almost all of the major origin...
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| description | This reference work analyzes and classifies the story themes of Polynesian myths, tales, and legends according to an internationally employed system developed by Stith Thompson in his Motif Index of Folk-Literature ( 1955-1958). Thousands of tales, including those from almost all of the major original collections from the Polynesian area, have been examined and their thematic contents cataloged in this work. In his introduction, the author explains the concept of the motif as a basis for cataloging. He quotes from Professor Thompson's definition of a motif: "the smallest element in a tale having the power to persist in tradition," for example, gods, marvelous creatures, magic objects, and certain kinds of incidents. The author believes "the function of an index of motifs is to cite bibliographical sources of narratives containing these viable (often irreducible) story elements, and thus to provide the investigator of specific story ideas with comparative Information." The present work is an attempt to survey thoroughly the totality of Polynesian oral tradition and to indicate the distribution and relationships of narrative materials. Not since the publication of Roland B. Dixon's work on Oceanic mythology in 1916 has this been attempted. This index will be an invaluable reference tool for anyone doing research in Oceanic ethnology and folklore. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1144692024-03-27T16:33:54Z A Motif-Index of Traditional Polynesian Narratives Kirtley, Bacil F. Bibliography Language & Literature Folklore thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GB Encyclopaedias and reference works::GBC Reference works::GBCR Bibliographies, catalogues thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism This reference work analyzes and classifies the story themes of Polynesian myths, tales, and legends according to an internationally employed system developed by Stith Thompson in his Motif Index of Folk-Literature ( 1955-1958). Thousands of tales, including those from almost all of the major original collections from the Polynesian area, have been examined and their thematic contents cataloged in this work. In his introduction, the author explains the concept of the motif as a basis for cataloging. He quotes from Professor Thompson's definition of a motif: "the smallest element in a tale having the power to persist in tradition," for example, gods, marvelous creatures, magic objects, and certain kinds of incidents. The author believes "the function of an index of motifs is to cite bibliographical sources of narratives containing these viable (often irreducible) story elements, and thus to provide the investigator of specific story ideas with comparative Information." The present work is an attempt to survey thoroughly the totality of Polynesian oral tradition and to indicate the distribution and relationships of narrative materials. Not since the publication of Roland B. Dixon's work on Oceanic mythology in 1916 has this been attempted. This index will be an invaluable reference tool for anyone doing research in Oceanic ethnology and folklore. 2023-10-05T10:06:35Z 2023-10-05T10:06:35Z 1971 book ONIX_20231005_9780824884079_248 9780824884079 9780870224164 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/114469 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvp2n3hb University of Hawai'i Press 10.2307/j.ctvp2n3hb 10.2307/j.ctvp2n3hb e44031ed-f19b-493a-b6b0-2a6d8788d971 b799502e-ac20-4c6a-b731-c07677ba0ea5 9780824884079 9780870224164 [...] open access |
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