{"product_id":"the-tall-tale-in-american-folklore-and-literature-paperback","title":"The Tall Tale in American Folklore and Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn S. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on previous research and her own original fieldwork, the author develops a definition of the tall tale as a genre of folklore, and she then explores how tall tale methods and meanings have been translated into literary humor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe work moves from the Crockett Almanacs, sketches, newspaper hoaxes, and frontier frame tales to present new readings of such standard works as George Washington Harris' \u003ci\u003eSut Lovingood\u003c\/i\u003e and Mark Twain's \u003ci\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Brown views the tall tale as a challenge and an entertainment as well as a story that identifies and binds a folk group and helps people to cope with a stressful world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolyn S. Brown has a PhD in English from the University of Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.48 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129987633287,"sku":"9780870496271","price":32.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b124726f4460743f44e70f769c63e17c.webp?v=1732607384","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-tall-tale-in-american-folklore-and-literature-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}