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- Source :
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Western Folklore . Winter2010, Vol. 69 Issue 1, p19-34. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The comparative approach that Donald Ward used in his scholarship grew out of comparative philology and has been used in folklore studies for 200 years. Using the concepts of tale type and motif, it permits an investigator to group similar items together and to be very specific about points of similarity and difference. Twelve advantages of the comparative approach are listed along with examples of each. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0043373X
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Western Folklore
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 54527447