The Comedian as Confidence Man : Studies in Irony Fatigue / / Will Kaufman
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| Autore: |
Kaufman Will
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| Titolo: |
The Comedian as Confidence Man : Studies in Irony Fatigue / / Will Kaufman
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| Pubblicazione: | Detroit : , : Wayne State University Press, , 1997 |
| Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2019 | |
| ©1997 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 809/.918 |
| Soggetto topico: | Comic, The, in literature |
| Irony in literature | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-266) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Sinclair Lewis, Garrison Keillor, and the Dangers of Grumbling through Minnesota -- Chapter 2. Ben Franklin and Herman Melville: The Comedian as Confidence Man -- Chapter 3. Lenny Bruce: "I'm not a comedian" -- Chapter 4. Bill Hicks: "Bob, they're just jokes" -- Chapter 5. Kurt Vonnegut: "I had to laugh like hell" -- Chapter 6. Mark Twain: "My hated nom de plume" -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: A Bad Case of Irony Fatigue -- Notes -- List of Sources -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Will Kaufman is a folk musician and professor of American studies at the University of Central Lancashire. He is the author of Woody Guthrie's Modern World Blues. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Comedian as Confidence Man |
| ISBN: | 0-8143-4680-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911091682503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Humor in life and letters.