This dissertation examines narrative structure in Daniel 1-6 using a method of analysis developed by the Russian folklorist, Vladimir Propp, in his book Morphology of the Folktale. / Propp's model for the narrative surface structure of the heroic fairy tale is employed as an analytical tool to assist in the identification of structural features in five individual stories within Daniel 1-6. / The results of the study indicate that, although none of the texts has a structure identical to the fairy tale, Propp's model is, nevertheless, helpful for describing the basic structures of four of the five biblical texts examined. / The tales in Daniel 1-2 and Daniel 5 have similar structures and may be said to constitute one group, while the tales in Daniel 3 and Daniel 6 have a different structural similarity and form a second group. Daniel 4 is structurally dissimilar to the other tales in Daniel 1-6.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.68676 |
| Date | January 1982 |
| Creators | Milne, Pamela Jeanne. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Religious Studies) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 000147090, proquestno: AAINK61031, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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