Traditions and Transitions folk narrative in the contemporary world
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July 2001 The University of Melbourne, Australia
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The
Russian folklorist V. Propp founded an original ‘Morphology’ theory in folktale
study, which has had enormous impact on folklorists all over the world in the
past few decades. This approach, however, has rarely been applied to the
research of Chinese folktales. This paper attempts, by analysing a group of
Chinese folktales following Propp's morphological system, to reveal the
structural picture of the tales.
The paper
focuses on three aspects: the functions, the sequences and the dramatis
personae. All morphological traits and varieties investigated and analysed in
detail are briefly introduced. The study shows that while the structure of
Chinese folktales partly tallies with Propp's tale-structure assumption, some
varietal morphological features do exist, and suggests that Propp's theory may
be cross-culturally valid, though some modifications should be made.
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