{"product_id":"simple-forms-legend-saga-myth-riddle-saying-case-memorabile-fairytale-joke-9781784784935","title":"Simple Forms: Legend, Saga, Myth, Riddle, Saying, Case, Memorabile, Fairytale, Joke","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): André Jolles | Fredric Jameson | Peter J. Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Verso\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Verso\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Radicalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seminal text in literary theory available in English for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegend, saga, myth, riddle, saying, case, memorabile, fairy tale, joke: André Jolles understands each of these nine \"simple forms\" as the reflection in language of a distinct mode of human engagement with the world and thus as a basic structuring principle of literary narrative. Published in German in 1929 and long recognized as a classic of genre theory, \u003ci\u003eSimple Forms\u003c\/i\u003e is the first English translation of a significant precursor to structuralist and narratological approaches to literature. Like Vladimir Propp's \u003ci\u003eMorphology of the Folktale\u003c\/i\u003e, with which it is often compared, Jolles's work is not only foundational for the later development of genre theory but is of continuing relevance today. A major influence on literary genre studies since its publication, \u003ci\u003eSimple Forms\u003c\/i\u003e is finally available in English.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46289989402775,"sku":"9781784784935","price":2916.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781784784935.webp?v=1767700832","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/simple-forms-legend-saga-myth-riddle-saying-case-memorabile-fairytale-joke-9781784784935","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}