Professor D. L. Ashliman

WWW sites

• Folktexts: A Library of Folktales, Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Mythology.

• Germany Discovers America. An annotated bibliography [in progress] of German-American travel narratives, 1800-1918.

Monographs

• Fairy Lore: A Handbook. Westport (Connecticut), New York, and London: Greenwood Press, 2005. ISBN 0-313-33349-1. 229 pages.

• Folk and Fairy Tales: A Handbook. Westport (Connecticut), New York, and London: Greenwood Press, 2004. ISBN 0-31332810-2. 256 pages.

• Aesop's Fables. Edited and with an introduction and notes by D. L. Ashliman. Translated by V. S. Vernon Jones. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. New York: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003. ISBN 1-59308-062-X. xxxiv, 269 pp.

• Voices from the Past: The Cycle of Life in Indo-European Folktales, second edition, expanded and revised. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1995. ISBN 0-7872-1503-1. 495 pages. First edition 1993.

• Once upon a Time: The Story of European Folktales. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, External Studies Program, 1994. 235 pages.

• A Guide to Folktales in the English Language: Based on the Aarne-Thompson Classification System. Bibliographies and Indexes in World Literature, vol. 11. Westport (Connecticut), New York, and London: Greenwood Press, 1987. ISBN 0-313-25961-5. xvi, 384 pages. Designated as an "outstanding reference source" by the American Library Association.

• Ph.D. dissertation: The American West in Nineteenth-Century German Literature. Rutgers University, 1969. Dissertation Abstracts 2959-A. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Order number 7000572. v, 288 pp.

Recent Articles

• Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature: a Handbook. Edited by Jane Garry and Hasan El-Shamy. Armonk (New York) and London: M. E. Sharpe, 2005.
  1. "Origins of Inequality," pp. 50-56.
  2. "Tabu: Forbidden Chambers," pp. 118-21.
  3. "Magic Invulnerability," pp. 154-59.
  4. "Wishes," pp. 172-77.
  5. "Water Spirits," pp. 210-16.
  6. "Identity Tests," pp. 235-42.
  7. "Contests Won by Deception," pp. 273-77.
  8. "Thief Escapes Detection," pp. 278-82.
  9. "Entrance into Girl's (Man's) Room (Bed) by Trick," pp. 289-94.
  10. "Step Relatives," pp. 362-67.
  11. "Cruel Parents," pp. 391-97.
  12. "Cruel Spouses," pp. 398-403.
  13. "Incest," pp. 432-41.

• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales. 3 vols. Edited by Donald Haase. Westport (Connecticut) and London: Greenwood Press, 2008.
  1. "Age," pp. 20-21.
  2. "Brothers," pp. 140-42.
  3. "Chain Tale," p. 176.
  4. "Clergy," pp. 215-17.
  5. "Cumulative Tale," p. 245.
  6. "Editing, Editors," p. 288.
  7. "Family," pp. 327-29.
  8. "Father," pp. 334-36.
  9. "Magic Object," pp. 598-99.
  10. "Marriage," pp. 605-607.
  11. "Nonsense Tale," pp. 679-80.
  12. "Prince," pp. 770-71.
  13. "Princess," pp. 771-73.
  14. "Punishment and Reward," pp. 786-90.
  15. "Soldier," pp. 890-91.
  16. "Spinning," pp. 912-16.
  17. "Tailor," pp. 936-37.
  18. "Twins," p. 999.
  19. "Unfinished Tale," pp. 1002-1003.

Guest Professorships

• Universität Augsburg, Germany (1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006).

Education

• University of Utah, B.A.

• Rutgers University, M.A., Ph.D.

• Georg-August Universität, Göttingen, Germany.

• Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn, Germany.

• Institute for Continued Learning (ICL), Utah Tech University, Saint George, Utah (2000-2026).