Sources of Texts for Comparative Studies of Tales

Abstract

Since the validity of a comparative study in folklore depends largely on whether a full and representative group of texts can be assembled, correspondence with archives is an early and important task for the comparatist. This is especially true when one wishes to subject an internationally-known item to a historic-geographic study. The following list has been accumulated during my own search in the past seven months for texts of folktales about the Taming of the Shrew (Aarne-Thompson Types 901 and 1370:k.) The list grew haphazardly by various means, including oral tradition, and it is published in hope of saving some time for other researchers; it is primarily useful for locating folktales.