Simple Forms: Legend, Saga, Myth, Riddle, Saying, Case, Memorabile, Fairytale, Joke - Hardcover

Jolles, Andre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784784923 ISBN 13: 9781784784928

Verlag: Verso Books, 2017

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A seminal text in literary theory available in English for the first time

Legend, saga, myth, riddle, saying, case, memorabile, fairy tale, joke: André Jolles understands each of these nine &;simple forms&; as the reflection in language of a distinct mode of human engagement with the world and thus as a basic structuring principle of literary narrative. Published in German in 1929 and long recognized as a classic of genre theory, Simple Forms is the first English translation of a significant precursor to structuralist and narratological approaches to literature. Like Vladimir Propp&;s Morphology of the Folktale, with which it is often compared, Jolles&;s work is not only foundational for the later development of genre theory but is of continuing relevance today. A major influence on literary genre studies since its publication, Simple Forms is finally available in English.

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André Jolles (1874&;1946) taught Art History, Archaeology, Cultural History and Netherlandic and Comparative Literature in Berlin, Ghent and Leipzig.

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• Verlag: Verso Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1784784923
• ISBN 13: 9781784784928
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 230
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