01876nam 2200433 450 991081784330332120171222084602.01-4985-1988-1(CKB)3710000000903227(MiAaPQ)EBC4718712(EXLCZ)99371000000090322720161027h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierRhetoric, humor, and the public sphere from Socrates to Stephen Colbert /Elizabeth BenackaLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2017.©20171 online resource (179 pages)1-4985-1986-5 1-4985-1987-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Wisdom from the ancients : the rhetorical history of humor -- Damn Yankees : the history and practice of humor in the United States -- Correspondents and Colbert : address at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner -- Congress and Colbert : testimony on "protecting our nation's harvest" in 2010 before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security -- Citizens United and Colbert : the satirical super PAC, "Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow" -- Citizen Colbert : humor as rhetorical education in the public sphere.Political satire, AmericanRhetoricPolitical aspectsUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentHumorPolitical satire, American.RhetoricPolitical aspects320.01/4Benacka Elizabeth1629396MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817843303321Rhetoric, humor, and the public sphere3967096UNINA