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Witty Tales

Witty Tales is a folktale subtype within the broader category of narrative genres characterized by its emphasis on intellectual humor, clever protagonists, and plot resolutions that hinge on linguistic or situational irony, thereby distinguishing it from other folktale types through its primary focus on wit as a mechanism of narrative progression and moral or social commentary.

14

Publications

412

Citations

15

Authors

3

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

14

Simply more than swiping left: A critical analysis of toxic masculine performances on <i>Tinder Nightmares</i>

Aaron Hess, Carlos Delgado Flores · New Media & Society · 2016 · 94 citations

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Captain Robert Julian, Secretary to the Muses

Brice Harris · ELH · 1943 · 41 citations

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The dark arts of good people: 
How popular culture negotiates ‘spin’
in NBC's <i>The West Wing</i><sup>1</sup>

Kay Richardson · Journal of Sociolinguistics · 2006 · 36 citations

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The Wit and His Group

Jacqueline D. Goodchilds, Ewart E. Smith · Human Relations · 1964 · 35 citations

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African American humor: the best black comedy from slavery to today

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 35 citations

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Authors

15

  1. KR
    Kay Richardson

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 36 citations

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  2. RA
    Robert Adams

    Sam Houston State University, United States

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  3. LS
    Larry Silver

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  4. DR
    David Román

    University of Southern California, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  5. SF
    Susan Fitzmaurice

    Northern Arizona University, United States

    1 publications · 26 citations

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Institutions

3

  1. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  2. Northern Arizona University

    Flagstaff, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    188 citations

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Venues

  1. Studies in the age of Chaucer

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1 publications · 35 citations

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  3. New Media & Society

    1 publications · 94 citations

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  4. Journal of Sociolinguistics

    1 publications · 36 citations

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  5. Children's Literature Association quarterly

    1 publications · 27 citations

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