Hero (heroine) of unpromising habits

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Hero (heroine) of unpromising habits.

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · Types of unpromising heroes (heroines). · view the constellation · filed as L114

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IcelandicBoberg
IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Types of unpromising heroes (heroines).

5 finer motifs beneath it

Lazy hero Spendthrift hero Unruly hero Cheater as hero Hero with disgusting habits

Filed beside it

Hero (heroine) of unpromising origin Hero (heroine) of unpromising appearance Hero (heroine) of unpromising occupation Successful foolish son Insane hero (heroine)Stupid hero. (Cf. Z253.)Unsophisticated hero Pauper hero Dumb hero

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