The Australian Yarn Revisited single work   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 The Australian Yarn Revisited
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Author's synopsis: In 1977 Ron Edwards convincingly differentiated the Australian yarn from the more widely published tall tale in The Australian Yarn: An Analysis. But the distinction can remain mysterious to those whose exposure to the Australian yarn has been limited largely to the printed page. Is it the tall or the tale or both that makes the tall tale different from the Australian yarn? The topic is revisited here within the context of Edwards' 1977 essay, also using as supporting evidence the titles and subtitles of published collections by four well-known Australian collectors and authors.

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    y separately published work icon Australian Folklore no. 17 November 2002 Z1046183 2002 periodical issue 2002 pg. 101-108

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A Musing on Neville Duguid's Paper Bill Scott , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 108-110)
A Musing on Neville Duguid's Paper Bill Scott , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Folklore , November no. 17 2002; (p. 108-110)
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