André Jolles

Simple Forms

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A seminal text in literary theory available in English for the first timeLegend, 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, Simple Forms is the first English translation of a significant precursor to structuralist and narratological approaches to literature. Like Vladimir Propp's Morphology of the Folktale, 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, Simple Forms is finally available in English.
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  • Jan Nohas quoted5 years ago
    permits us to extrapolate from given historical constellations of the simple forms to ‘particular styles of lived experience’, or ‘cognitive styles’
  • Jan Nohas quoted5 years ago
    each simple form as the reflection in language of a particular mode of human engagement with the world:
  • Jan Nohas quoted5 years ago
    In a classic work, Jean Paulhan analysed what he called ‘la preuve par l’étymologie’

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