Which structuralist critic wrote 'The Morphology of the Folktale', identifying 31 functions that constitute the structure of Russian fairy tales?
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Correct answer: Vladimir Propp
Vladimir Propp’s work is a foundational example of narratology. He demonstrated that while characters change, the underlying functional structure of folk tales remains constant.
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