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The Real Jack Tales 2

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

The real Jack Tales are distinctly American, although of European descent. You can follow this link to a set of Jack Tales. Most Americans will recognize the stories, many Europeans may not.

It’s an interesting note that I didn’t realize there was a class of folklore actually called Jack Tales.

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The Real Jack Tales

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

I stumbled across ”What are Jack Tales?“ before, and enjoyed the read, for obvious reasons. I reworked all of the articles into a .pdf file that’s a lot easier to read. Check out Jack and His Place in the Folktale Tradition. I feel a lot of empathy about a character who stumbles into strange situations. Can’t imagine why…

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