
«Peter Gilet's book is outstanding. Solidly executed and brilliantly conceived, it will both revive an interest in structuralism and alter our understanding of Propp's method.» (Bruce A. Rosenberg, Professor, Brown University)
«Dr. Gilet has covered an exhaustive amount of material, and he summarizes the major themes of the studies that pertain to his argument in a cogent manner. His strength is in the area of textual or structuralist studies, and he is concerned mainly with modifying Propp's functions and showing the usefulness of his own paradigm for textual and contextual work. He does a superb job of situating Propp historically and summarizing the work of other structuralists such as Lévi-Strauss, Bremond, Greimas and others. In addition, his treatment of Jung, Campbell, Rank, and Raglan is also excellent.» (Jack Zipes, Professor, German Department, University of Minnesota)