What does "proppian" mean?

Of or relating to Vladimir Propp (Russian: Владимир Пропп; 1895–1970), Soviet formalist scholar who analyzed the basic plot components of Russian folk tales.

Proppian

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Adjective

1
Of or relating to Vladimir Propp (Russian: Владимир Пропп; 1895–1970), Soviet formalist scholar who analyzed the basic plot components of Russian folk tales.

Etymology

From Propp + -ian.

Related phrases

folk tale

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