Tall Tales: The Simpsons deconstructing the american myth
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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2014v1n33p305Abstract
This article aims to analyze the episode Tall Tales from the series The Simpsons that revisits legends of the American folklore. The TV series pays homage to both the time of the pioneers in their travels to the Far West in the nineteenth century, as well as to one of the most iconic and folk characters of the American culture from that period: the Hobo was a beggar, a figure of the American folklore during the Great Depression. It is also interesting to focus on the American imaginary in order to understand how the authors of The Simpsons perform these recreations in contemporary times
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2014-07-31
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Götz, H. B., & Romanelli, S. (2014). Tall Tales: The Simpsons deconstructing the american myth. Cadernos De Tradução, 1(33), 305–323. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2014v1n33p305
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