Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-364) and indexes.
Contents
Foreword: toward understanding the complete Vladimir Propp / Jack Zipes -- Vladimir Propp and the Russian folktale / Sibelan Forrester -- The Russian folktale / Vladimir Yakolevich Propp. Introduction ; The history of collection ; The history of study of the folktale ; Wonder tales ; Novellistic tales ; Cumulative tales ; Animal tales ; The life of the folktale.