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A Tale Type and Motif Index of Early U.S. Almanacs (Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature)
A Tale Type and Motif Index of Early US Almanacs - Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature Author:J. Michael Stitt, Robert K. Dodge Early American almanacs provide fascinating insights into the life and culture of the new nation. Along with informational material, many almanacs printed tales, stories, and jokes designed to entertain. Never before systematically organized, most of these have remained obscure for two hundred years. Here a literary scholar and a folklorist comb... more »ine skills to catalog and index stories and tales from over a thousand almanacs according to the methodology established by the Aarne-Thompson Type and Motif Indexes. Of value to folklorists and students of humor and popular culture, the volume will expose an interesting body of material for further study and enjoyment.« less