Editing Vladimir Propp (section)

==Criticism==
Propp's approach has been criticized for its excessive formalism (a major critique of the Soviets). One of the most prominent critics of Propp was [[Structuralism|structuralist]] [[Claude Lévi-Strauss]], who, in dialogue with Propp, argued for the superiority of the paradigmatic over syntagmatic approach.<ref>Dundes, Alan. "Binary Opposition in Myth: The Propp/Levi-Strauss Debate in Retrospect", Western Folklore, 56.1 (Winter 1997)</ref> Propp responded to this criticism in a sharply-worded rebuttal: he wrote that Lévi-Strauss showed no interest in empirical investigation.<ref>Vladimir Propp, Theory and History of Folklore (Theory and History of Literature #5)
by Vladimir Propp, Ariadna Y. Martin (Translator), Richard P. Martin (Translator), Anatoly Liberman</ref>