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Synopsis
Essays consider the use of humor in modern American literature, and include studies of Black humor, regional humor, camp, and tall tales
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Book Description
This essay collection serves as an excellent introductory survey of the various comic forms employed in contemporary American literature.
About the Author
Sarah Blacher Cohen is professor of English at The State University of New York at Albany. She is the author of Saul Bellow's Enigmatic Laughter and editor of Jewish Wry and From Hester to Hollywood.
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- PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0252005767
- ISBN 13 9780252005763
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages352
- EditorCohen Sarah
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