Typologie Des Persischen Volksmarchens

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xiii, 311 pp + 2 pp summary in English,Original sewn wrappers as issued,1 map, tables, biblio, Band 31,Franz Steiner Verlag. The study submits a comprehensive survey of Persian tales. It presents a type-index of the oral tale, introduced by short summaries on the history and actual condition of research into the area concerned as well a survey of the characteristic feature of Persian tale. It is based on a coprpus of some 1300 texts mostly printed materials in the native language, largely faithful to oral tradition.