American Humorists

Author : Loyal Jones
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252033698
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Country Music Humorists and Comedians written by Loyal Jones and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2008-10-08 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is an encyclopedia of country music performers who have used comedy as a central component of their presentation. Loyal Jones offers a conversational and informative biographical sketch of each performer, often including a sample of the musician's humor, a recording history, and amusing anecdotal tidbits. In an entertaining style, Jones covers performers throughout the twentieth century, from such early stars of vaudeville and radio barn dances as the Skillet Lickers and the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, to regulars on Hee Haw and the Grand Old Opry, continuing to current comedians such as the Austin Lounge Lizards, Ray Stevens, and Jeff Foxworthy.

Author : Tracy Wuster
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826274110
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mark Twain, American Humorist written by Tracy Wuster and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain, American Humorist examines the ways that Mark Twain’s reputation developed at home and abroad in the period between 1865 and 1882, years in which he went from a regional humorist to national and international fame. In the late 1860s, Mark Twain became the exemplar of a school of humor that was thought to be uniquely American. As he moved into more respectable venues in the 1870s, especially through the promotion of William Dean Howells in the Atlantic Monthly, Mark Twain muddied the hierarchical distinctions between class-appropriate leisure and burgeoning forms of mass entertainment, between uplifting humor and debased laughter, and between the literature of high culture and the passing whim of the merely popular.

Author : Steven H. Gale
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317362268
Total Pages : 1324 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Humorists written by Steven H. Gale and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 1324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has developed characteristics that reflect the American character, both regional and national. Although American literature was, in the past, treated as inferior to British literature, there has always been a large popular audience for the genre, which this book shows. The figures with entries in this encyclopedia not only amuse in their writing, but also aim to enlighten- setting out to expose the foibles and foolishness of society and the individuals who compose it. It is the manner in which these authors try to accomplish this end that determines whether they appear in the volume. Indeed, the book will demonstrate that the best humor has at its base, a ready understanding of human nature.

Author : Hugh Reginald Haweis
Publisher : London : Chatto and Windus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.CJ/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Humorists written by Hugh Reginald Haweis and published by London : Chatto and Windus. This book was released on 1883 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thorp
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452909350
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Humorists written by Thorp and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1964 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Humorists - American Writers 42 was first published in 1964. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

Author : Steven H. Gale
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317362276
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Humorists written by Steven H. Gale and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has developed characteristics that reflect the American character, both regional and national. Although American literature was, in the past, treated as inferior to British literature, there has always been a large popular audience for the genre, which this book shows. The figures with entries in this encyclopedia not only amuse in their writing, but also aim to enlighten- setting out to expose the foibles and foolishness of society and the individuals who compose it. It is the manner in which these authors try to accomplish this end that determines whether they appear in the volume. Indeed, the book will demonstrate that the best humor has at its base, a ready understanding of human nature.

Author : Thomas Lansing Masson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our American Humorists written by Thomas Lansing Masson and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pocket Book of Early American Humorists written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas L. Masson
Publisher : Freeport, N.Y : Books for Libraries Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our American Humorists written by Thomas L. Masson and published by Freeport, N.Y : Books for Libraries Press. This book was released on 1966 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Zeke Jarvis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440829950
Total Pages : 353 pages
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Download or read book Make 'em Laugh! written by Zeke Jarvis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lighthearted and eye-opening book explores the role of comedy in cultural and political critiques of American society from the past century. This unprecedented look at the history of satire in America showcases the means by which our society is informed by humor—from the way we examine the news, to how we communicate with each other, to what we seek out for entertainment. From biographical information to critical reception of material and personalities, the book features humorists from both literary and popular culture settings spanning the past 100 years. Through its 180 entries, this comprehensive volume covers a range of artists—individuals such as Joan Rivers, Hunter S. Thompson, and Chris Rock—and topics, including vaudeville, cartoons, and live performances. The content is organized by media and genre to showcase connections between writers and performers. Chapters include an alphabetical listing of humorists grouped by television and film stars, stand-up and performance comics, literary humorists, and humorists in popular print.