A Motif-Index of Traditional Polynesian Narratives

• Main Author: Kirtley, Bacil F. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of Hawai'i Press 1971
• Subjects: Bibliographies, catalogues; Literature: history & criticism; Bibliography; Language & Literature; Folklore
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This reference work analyzes and classifies the story themes of Polynesian myths, tales, and legends according to an internationally employed system developed by Stith Thompson in his Motif Index of Folk-Literature ( 1955-1958). Thousands of tales, including those from almost all of the major origin...