Our American Humorists

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 : 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 : 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:

Author : Thomas L. Masson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
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Download or read book Our American Humorists written by Thomas L. Masson and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Lansing Masson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
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Download or read book Our American Humorists written by Thomas Lansing Masson and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 448 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
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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 : 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 : Thomas L. Masson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484212540
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our American Humorists (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas L. Masson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-14 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Our American Humorists I have suffered with them when we were discussing the humor of those who were not present at the time. Occasionally I have laughed at them, and with them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Kliph Nesteroff
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802190863
Total Pages : 460 pages
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Download or read book The Comedians written by Kliph Nesteroff and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Funny [and] fascinating . . . If you’re a comedy nerd you’ll love this book.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, National Post, and Splitsider Based on over two hundred original interviews and extensive archival research, this groundbreaking work is a narrative exploration of the way comedians have reflected, shaped, and changed American culture over the past one hundred years. Starting with the vaudeville circuit at the turn of the last century, the book introduces the first stand-up comedian—an emcee who abandoned physical shtick for straight jokes. After the repeal of Prohibition, Mafia-run supper clubs replaced speakeasies, and mobsters replaced vaudeville impresarios as the comedian’s primary employer. In the 1950s, the late-night talk show brought stand-up to a wide public, while Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, and Jonathan Winters attacked conformity and staged a comedy rebellion in coffeehouses. From comedy’s part in the civil rights movement and the social upheaval of the late 1960s, to the first comedy clubs of the 1970s and the cocaine-fueled comedy boom of the 1980s, The Comedians culminates with a new era of media-driven celebrity in the twenty-first century. “Entertaining and carefully documented . . . jaw-dropping anecdotes . . . This book is a real treat.” —Merrill Markoe, TheWall Street Journal

Author : Thomas Lansing 1866-1934 Masson
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781372608834
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book OUR AMER HUMORISTS written by Thomas Lansing 1866-1934 Masson and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.