Morphology of the Fairy Tale

Morphology of the Fairy Tale — one of the main works of the largest Russian philologist and folklorist Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp, dedicated to the analysis of the structure of the fairy tale. In his monograph, Vladimir Propp examines the origins of the fairy tale, a special kind of text structure, and also explores why our favorite tales are arranged the way they are. The Morphology of the Fairy Tale deserves attention not only from philologists and cultural studies scholars but also from anyone interested in the structure of tales, myths, and the writing of artistic texts of any kind. The first gift edition with an illustration on the cover of Vladimir Propp's book! The cover by the popular artist Adamasto combines classical works of Ivan Bilibin with a new authorial perspective on Russian folk tales.