Stith Thompson
Impact in
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- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Themes in Literature Analysis
- Classics top 2%
- Medieval Literature and History
Papers in
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- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies 21
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- Linguistics and language evolution 3
- Linguistics and Cultural Studies 2
- Co-authors
- William A. Lessa (1 shared paper)Philip D. Jordan (1 shared paper)M. B. Emeneau (1 shared paper)Theodor H. Gaster (1 shared paper)Wilson D. Wallis (1 shared paper)Fernando Peñalosa (1 shared paper)John H. McDowell (1 shared paper)W. K. McNeil (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of American Folklore (12 papers)Western Folklore (5 papers)Modern Language Quarterly (1 paper)PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America (1 paper)Shakespeare Quarterly (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United States
In The Last Decade
Stith Thompson
28 papers receiving 365 citations
Stith Thompson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 86
- Literature and Literary Theory 314
- Classics 65
- Anthropology 154
- General Arts and Humanities 11
- Cultural Studies 56
Countries citing papers authored by Stith Thompson
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Fields of papers citing papers by Stith Thompson
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Co-authors
The 13 scholars most cited alongside Stith Thompson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | The Types of the Folktale. A Classification and Bibliography Hit paper breakdown → | 1963 | 173 |
| 2 | Motif-Index of Folk-Literature Hit paper breakdown → | 1956 | 131 |
| 3 | 1958 | 73 | |
| 4 | "Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-Books and Local Legends, t. I-VI", Stith Thompson, Copenhagen 1955-1958 : [recenzja] / A. G. | 1960 | 52 |
| 5 | 1951 | 51 | |
| 6 | 1955 | 47 | |
| 7 | 1963 | 35 | |
| 8 | 1955 | 20 | |
| 9 | 1960 | 16 | |
| 10 | The oral tales of India | 1958 | 14 |
| 11 | 1953 | 14 | |
| 12 | 1970 | 10 | |
| 13 | 1962 | 10 | |
| 14 | 1997 | 4 | |
| 15 | 1954 | 4 | |
| 16 | An introduction to research in English literary history | 1952 | 4 |
| 17 | 1996 | 4 | |
| 18 | 1956 | 4 | |
| 19 | 1966 | 3 | |
| 20 | Types of Indic oral tales : India, Pakistan, Ceylon | 1991 | 3 |
About Stith Thompson
Stith Thompson is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics, History, Classics and Education, having authored 32 papers that have together received 690 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (21 papers), Historical and Archaeological Studies (3 papers), Linguistics and language evolution (3 papers), Linguistics and Cultural Studies (2 papers), Literacy and Educational Practices (2 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (1 paper), Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies (1 paper) and Medieval Literature and History (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (314 citations), Classics (65 citations), Anthropology (154 citations), General Arts and Humanities (11 citations) and Cultural Studies (56 citations). Stith Thompson has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include William A. Lessa, Philip D. Jordan, M. B. Emeneau, Theodor H. Gaster, Wilson D. Wallis, Fernando Peñalosa, John H. McDowell, W. K. McNeil, Levette J. Davidson and George Wilson. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of American Folklore, Western Folklore, Modern Language Quarterly, PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America and Shakespeare Quarterly.
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