Principles for Oral Narrative Research

By Kirsten Wolf and Axel Olrik

Book Overview

" . . . Wolf and Jensen's English translation of the entire book puts the famous laws into a very useful perspective . . . " --Choice

" . . . it is full of clever ideas and observations, and alive with the personality of the writer--lucid, astute and fair." --British Folklore Studies Forum

Olrik's Grunds tninger sets forth a number of the basic principles for the study of folklore and outlines his "epic laws" of oral narrative. With this long-awaited translation, English readers now have available the "rules" which became the foundation of many folklore programs and the basis for the study of folk narrative.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253341752
• ISBN13: 9780253341754
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher