Folk tales, tall tales, trickster tales, and legends of the supernatural from the Pinelands of New Jersey
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Edwin Mellen Press
©2010
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-607) and indexes 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." |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 644 pages, [6] pages of plates) |
| ISBN: | 0773413235 0773420304 9780773413238 9780773420304 |