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Folk tales, tall tales, trickster tales, and legends of the supernatural from the Pinelands of New Jersey /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lewiston :
Edwin Mellen Press,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. I. 1. Tricksters : "Devil Bill' Reed ; "Big Bill" Estel ; "Cracky" Wainwright ; Other tricksters
- 2. Rhyming taunts and insults, unexpected remarks, surprising answers and retorts : Rhyming taunts and insults ; Unexpected remarks ; Surprising answers and retorts
- 3. Fools and simpletons : Ignorance of the natural world ; Linguistic misunderstanding ; Foolish disregard for own safety ; Ignorance of real life
- 4. Human behavior : Men and women, husbands and wives ; Cante fables ; Religion, preachers and lawyers
- 5. Strong men, great eaters, and tall tale heroes : Jesse Johnson, the elder ; Jesse Johnson, the nephew ; Other strong men ; "Cracky' Wainwright stories ; "Old Joe" Britton stories ; Ed Leek stories
- 6. Other tall tales : Cold weather ; Remarkable creatures ; Remarkable events ; Lying contests and remarkable explanations
- 7. Humorous tales about fear of the supernatural
- 8. Riddle tales, miscellaneous stories and dites.
- pt. II. Fiddler Sammy Giberson : Giberson, the remarkable fiddler and step-dancer ; Fiddler Giberson and the devil
- 2. Devils, witches, fortunetelling, the otherworld, and buried treasure : Devil child stories ; Other devil stories ; Witch stories: Peggy Clevenger ; Other witch stories ; Fortunetelling, the otherworld, and buried treasure
- 3. Jerry Munyhun, the wizard of the pines : Jerry's arrival ; Jerry, the trickster-ventriloquist ; Jerry, the trickster-magician ; Jerry, the trickster-illusionist
- Jerry and the devil ; "Munyhun and his tricks": a cycle ; "Other things he done."