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Autor/in | Jordan, Anne Devereaux |
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Titel | Yee-e-e-Haw!: Tall Tales. |
Quelle | In: Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 6 (1997) 3, S.13-20 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1063-5092 |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Elementary Secondary Education; Mythology; North American Culture; Popular Culture; Tales; United States Literature |
Abstract | Outlines the characteristics of "tall tales." Fills in the historical background of tall tales, from the ancient myth of Gilgamesh to Baron Munchausen, the closest European progenitor of American tall tales. Opines that tall tales appear to have been created as a response to challenges posed by building a new nation. Lists 11 characteristics of tall tales. (PA) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |