Jokelore

Jokelore
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0253204062
ISBN-13 : 9780253204066
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Jokelore by : Ronald L. Baker

Download or read book Jokelore written by Ronald L. Baker and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1986-09-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " . . . extremely valuable . . . enthusiastically recommend[ed] . . . " —Western Folklore These hilarious and slightly off-color stories, although gathered in Indiana, reflect the ancient origin and universality of the joke. The chuckle, the grin, the uncontrolled belly-laugh evoked by Jokelore attest to the popularity of this ancient form of folk literature.


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