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Jack of a Thousand Faces: The Jack Tales as Appalachian Hero Cycle
Record #:
35930
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Abstract:
In Appalachian Jack tales, Jack is a fool or laughingstock, but still the hero of the story. The types of major types of Jack tale can be divided into seven contests: nursery rhyme, fool tale, trickster tale, wonder tale, tall tale, adult fool/trickster tale (fabliau), and culture hero, all of which the author included examples of.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 39 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1992,
p77-108, bibl
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