Mirth Of A Nation

Author : Christie Davies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351479370

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The Mirth of Nations by Christie Davies Pdf

The Mirth of Nations is a social and historical study of jokes told in the principal English-speaking countries. It is based on use of archives and other primary sources, including old and rare joke books. Davies makes detailed comparisons between the humor of specific pairs of nations and ethnic and regional groups. In this way, he achieves an appreciation of the unique characteristics of the humor of each nation or group.A tightly argued book, The Mirth of Nations uses the comparative method to undermine existing theories of humor, which are rooted in notions of hostility, conflict, and superiority, and derive ultimately from Hobbes and Freud. Instead Davies argues that humor merely plays with aggression and with rule-breaking, and that the form this play takes is determined by social structures and intellectual traditions. It is not related to actual conflicts between groups. In particular, Davies convincingly argues that Jewish humor and jokes are neither uniquely nor overwhelmingly self-mocking as many writers since Freud have suggested. Rather Jewish jokes, like Scottish humor and jokes are the product of a strong cultural tradition of analytical thinking and intelligent self-awareness.The volume shows that the forty-year popularity of the Polish joke cycle in America was not a product of any special negative feeling towards Poles. Jokes are not serious and are not a form of determined aggression against others or against one's own group. The Mirth of Nations is readable as well as revisionist. It is written with great clarity and puts forward difficult and complex arguments without jargon in an accessible manner. Its rich use of examples of all kinds of humor entertains the reader, who will enjoy a great variety of jokes while being enlightened by the author's careful explanations of why particular sets of jokes exist and are immensely popular. The book will appeal to general readers as well as those in cultural stu

Author : Michael J. Rosen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : 1567318339

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Mirth of a Nation by Michael J. Rosen Pdf

Author : Michael J. Rosen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780062038036

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Mirth of a Nation by Michael J. Rosen Pdf

A salvo of hilarity from that loose canon of American humor that Mirth of a Nation editor Michael J. Rosen has culled from some 1200 pages of brilliantly original works by our best contemporary humorists. This action-packed compilation of highlights includes Bobbie Ann Mason's stint at the La Bamba hotline, David Rakoff's insights on families, Andy Borowitz's memoir of Emily Dickinson (basically, she was a drunken jerk), and Michael Feldman's helpful (re)locating of the Midwest.

Author : Lisa Parks,Shanti Kumar
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814766927

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Planet TV by Lisa Parks,Shanti Kumar Pdf

Provides an overview of the rapidly changing landscape of global television, combining previously published essays by pioneers of the study of television with new work by cutting-edge television scholars who refine and extend intellectual debates in the field.

Author : Walter Blair,Raven Ioor McDavid
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 9780816611683

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The Mirth of a Nation by Walter Blair,Raven Ioor McDavid Pdf

Author : Walter Blair
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0299136248

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Essays on American Humor by Walter Blair Pdf

Walter Blair was the literary scholar who almost single-handedly gave the study of American humor significance in the academic world. By categorizing the writings of American literary humorists into such diverse styles as the Old Southwest, Local Color, and Literary Comedian humor -- each having serious social import--Blair abolished the notion that they were all practicing the same kind of intellectual irreverence. Moving through more than six decades of Walter Blair's works, Essays on American Humor: Blair through the Ages provides a comprehensive introduction to the discipline he developed. Hamlin Hill has selected and ordered this collection to show the scope of Blair's expertise, which encompasses the careers of tall-tale characters like Baron Munchausen as well as the achievements of such real-life humorists as E. B. White. The pieces range in time from Blair's introduction to the 1928 edition of Julia A. Moore's poetry to his 1989 introduction to a work commemorating Davy Crockett's two-hundredth anniversary. Historical and biographical essays, source-and-influence studies, and analyses of texts constitute the bulk of the book. An entire section is devoted to discourses on Mark Twain, Blair's major subject.

Author : Christie Davies
Publisher : AldineTransaction
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 141281457X

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The Mirth of Nations by Christie Davies Pdf

At Home in the Netherlands uses a range of indicators to describe developments in the integration of non-Western migrants and their children in the Netherlands. Attention is focused on the situation of non-Western children in education, the position of non-Western migrants on the labour and housing markets, their representation in the crime figures and their degree of socio-cultural integration. The book also looks at civic integration, the mutual perceptions of the non-Western and indigenous populations, and the life situation of young people with a non-Western background.

Author : Michael J. Rosen
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780740790508

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No Dribbling the Squid by Michael J. Rosen Pdf

In No Dribbling the Squid, armchair athletes--and anyone who enjoys tales of the strange and unusual--get a front-row seat at some of the world's most mind-blowing feats of strength, endurance, and eccentricity. Here are profiles of more than 70 fringe, far-fetched, and frightening sports, all featured in up-close-and-personal photos. With everything from wayward warfare (Japanese mudflinging, team snowball fighting, professional shin kicking) to displaced races (swamp soccer, outhouse racing, underwater cycling, or elephant polo), to toe- and finger-wrestling, chess boxing, extreme mountain unicycling, spitting and hurling contests, city-wide brawls, and recess games gone grown-up, there's something here to tickle any competitor's freaky streak.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781627387729

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Archie #005 by Anonim Pdf

"Second Childhood." Ever wish you were a kid again? Archie and Jughead get the opportunity when they attempt to ride a train home. When the duo loses all of their money in a record store, they don children's clothes in hopes of riding for free. Along the way, they'll have to avoid the wrath of the train's conductor?or risk being kicked off! Can they keep their charade going, or will they end up walking? Then read stories starring the rest of the Archie Gang! There's over 55 pages of classic laughs here! DISCLAIMER: The stories, characters, and incidents in this publication are entirely fictional. This publication contains material that was originally created in a less racially and socially sensitive time in our society and reflects attitudes that may be represented as offensive today. The stories are represented here without alteration for historical reference.

Author : J. R. LeMaster,James D. Wilson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780415890588

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The Routledge Encyclopedia of Mark Twain by J. R. LeMaster,James D. Wilson Pdf

This encyclopedia includes more than 700 alphabetically arranged entries that cover a full variety of topics on Mark Twain's life, intellectual milieu, literary career, and achievements.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : UOM:39015039589828

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Moving Picture World and View Photographer by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. R. LeMaster,James Darrell Wilson,Christie Graves Hamric
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Authors, American
ISBN : 082407212X

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The Mark Twain Encyclopedia by J. R. LeMaster,James Darrell Wilson,Christie Graves Hamric Pdf

A reference guide to the great American author (1835-1910) for students and general readers. The approximately 740 entries, arranged alphabetically, are essentially a collection of articles, ranging significantly in length and covering a variety of topics pertaining to Twain's life, intellectual milieu, literary career, and achievements. Because so much of Twain's writing reflects Samuel Clemens's personal experience, particular attention is given to the interface between art and life, i.e., between imaginative reconstructions and their factual sources of inspiration. Each entry is accompanied by a selective bibliography to guide readers to sources of additional information. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Michael J. Rosen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780062038043

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More Mirth of a Nation by Michael J. Rosen Pdf

More seriously funny writing from American's most trusted humor anthology Witty, wise, and just plain wonderful, the inaugural volume of this biennial, Mirth of a Nation, ensured a place for the best contemporary humor writing in the country. And with this second treasury, Michael J. Rosen has once again assembled a triumphant salute to one of America's greatest assets: its sense of humor. More than five dozen acclaimed authors showcase their hilariously inventive works, including Paul Rudnick, Henry Alford, Susan McCarthy, Media Person Lewis Grossberger, Ian Frazier, Richard Bausch, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Nell Scovell, Andy Borowitz, and Ben Greenman -- just to mention a handful so that the other contributors can justify their feelings that the world slights them. But there's more! More Mirth of a Nation includes scads of Unnatural Histories from Randy Cohen, Will Durst's "Top Top-100 Lists" (including the top 100 colors, foods, and body parts), and three unabridged (albeit rather short) chapbooks: David Bader's "How to Meditate Faster" (Enlightenment for those who keep asking, "Are we done yet?") Matt Neuman's "49 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth" (for instance, "Make your own honey" and "Share your shower.") Francis Heaney's "Holy Tango of Poetry" (which answers the question, "What if poets wrote poems whose titles were anagrams of their names, i.e., 'Toilets,' by T. S. Eliot?") And there's still more: "The Periodic Table of Rejected Elements," meaningless fables, Van Gogh's Etch A Sketch drawings, a Zagat's survey of existence, an international baby-naming encyclopedia, Aristotle's long-lost treatise "On Baseball," and an unhealthy selection of letters from Dr. Science's mailbag. And that's just for starters! Just remember, as one reviewer wrote of the first volume, "Don't drink milk while reading."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Appalachian Region, Southern
ISBN : UVA:X000825131

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Appalachian Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bonny T. Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258982366

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The Mirth of a Nation by Bonny T. Wood Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.