America's humor : from Poor Richard to Doonesbury /
Not a mere anthology, this work is a careful study of how American humor has developed over the centuries, examining its leading practitioners and putting them in their proper context. Well-known names appear--Ben Franklin, Washington Irving, Mark Twain, James Thurber, Robert Benchley--and a host of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1978.
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| Summary: | Not a mere anthology, this work is a careful study of how American humor has developed over the centuries, examining its leading practitioners and putting them in their proper context. Well-known names appear--Ben Franklin, Washington Irving, Mark Twain, James Thurber, Robert Benchley--and a host oflesser ones. Emphasis is on the written word, but later developments in the movies, radio and television are also described. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 559 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-546) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195023269 9780195023268 |