Perspectives on the Jack Tales and Other North American Marchen
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: January 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9781878318756
Subjects: Folklore; Literary studies: general; Oral And Folk Literature; Social Science; Sociology; North America; Folklore & Mythology; Fairy tales; Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Canada; Jack tales; United States
First sentence: Samuel Harmon told "Stiff Dick" near Maryville, Tennessee, April 27, 1939; the tale was recorded by Herbert Halpert for the Archive of American Folk Song and is currently housed in the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress (recordings AFS 2924B, 2925A).