Tall Tales is a narrative folklore genre characterized by orally transmitted, humorously exaggerated accounts of ostensibly real people and events whose impossible feats and hyperbolic details are presented as factual primarily for entertainment.
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STATs: An Old Story, Yet Mesmerizing
Najmaldin Saki, Mohammad Ahmadvand, Asghari Farahnaz et al. · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2016 · 124 citations · Full text
The Tall Tale in American Folklore and Literature.
David R. Sewell, Carolyn S. Brown · American Literature · 1988 · 39 citations
Tales, poems, and other writings
Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 38 citations
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University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
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University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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More Associates
London, United Kingdom
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University of Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
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