Transcendental wordplay : America's romantic punsters and the search for the language of nature /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	West, Michael, 1937-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Athens : Ohio University Press, [2000]
Subjects:	American literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Puns and punning in literature. Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Knowledge > Language and languages. American wit and humor > History and criticism. English language > United States > Rhetoric. English language > 19th century > Rhetoric. Transcendentalism (New England) Romanticism > United States. Nature in literature. Plays on words.

Description
Physical Description:	xxiv, 518 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-506) and index.
ISBN:	0821413244 (acid-free paper)