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... Animaux et contes fantastiques du Jura ...

Throughout his life, Jules Surdez (1878-1964), teacher Jura, devoted his leisure to the defense and illustration of patois; the sheer size of the collection of documents that formed (almost 2000 unpublished pages so far ...) deserved his work is drawn from the oblivion into which - necessarily! - She sank. Because he published very little, besides collaboration in various newspapers, including "The Jura" now defunct.
The use of dialect is less widespread, despite the laudable efforts of teachers Jura, the development of the work of Jules Surdez seemed require the publication in French of some traditional stories transcribed by folklorist. Another teacher Jura, also amateur, Gilbert Lovis, s'y attela Dès 1984. […] (Webliterra)