Lady Lil and Pisspot Pete

Lady Lil and Pisspot Pete

"Lady Lil" is a popular folk poem about an insatiable schoolmarm, Lil, and an unpromising half-breed, Pete, who kills Lil in a fornication contest. The recitation of "Lady Lil" may serve to reduce male fears and anxieties about sex, since a sexually dominant woman is defeated by...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of American folklore 1987-04, Vol.100 (396), p.191-199
1. Verfasser: Baker, Ronald L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Americas
Breeding studs
Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore
Ethnology
Folksongs
Generalities
Horses
Men
Mining
Narrative poetry
Oral poetry
Oral tradition
Oral/folk literature
Penis
Poetry
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Zusammenfassung:"Lady Lil" is a popular folk poem about an insatiable schoolmarm, Lil, and an unpromising half-breed, Pete, who kills Lil in a fornication contest. The recitation of "Lady Lil" may serve to reduce male fears and anxieties about sex, since a sexually dominant woman is defeated by an unpromising hero.
ISSN:0021-8715
1535-1882
DOI:10.2307/540921