Max Lüthi

Max Lüthi (1909, Bern – 1991, Zurich) was a Swiss literary theorist notable for his work on folk tales. He studied in Bern, Lausanne, London, and Berlin. Later in life he was one of the editors of the Encyclopedia of Fairy Tales.

Selected works

• The European Folktale: Form and Nature
• The Fairytale as Art Form and Portrait of Man

Literature

• Katalin Horn: Max Lüthi (1909–1991). In: Fabula. Bd. 33 (1992), H. 1/2, S. 121–126, doi:10.1515/fabl.1992.33.1-2.121 (PDF).
• Rudolf Schenda: Lüthi, Max. In: Enzyklopädie des Märchens. Bd. 8 (1996), Sp. 1307–1313.