Jewish Wry: Essays on Jewish Humor (Humor in Life and Letters Series)

Cohen, Sarah Blacher [Editor]; Cooper, Alan [Contributor]; Goldman, Albert [Contributor]; Fuchs, Esther [Contributor]; Mast, Gerald [Contributor]; Howe, Irving [Contributor]; Boskin, Joseph [Contributor]; Shechner, Mark [Contributor]; Charney, Maurice [Contributor]; Wiener, Meyer [Contributor]; Greenstein, Michael [Contributor]; Alter, Robert [Contributor]; Pinsker, Sanford [Contributor]; Cohen, Sarah Blacher [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 0814323669 / ISBN 13: 9780814323663

Published by Wayne State University Press, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jewish Wry: Essays on Jewish Humor (Humor in Life and Letters Series)
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814323669
• ISBN 13: 9780814323663
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 17 ounces

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Synopsis

When the Jews of Eastern Europe came to the United States in the 19th century, they brought with them their own special humor. Developed in response to the dissonant reality of their lives, their self-critical humor served as a source of salvation, enabling them to endure a painful history with a sense of power. In America, the marginal status of immigrant Jews prompted them to use humor a a defense, exaggerating or mocking their ethnicity as events dictated.

Jewish Wry examines the development of Jewish humor in a series of essays on topics that range from Sholom Aleichem's humor to Jewish comediennes through to the humor of Philip Roth. This important book offers enjoyable reading as well as a significant and scholarly contribution to the field.

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 Comic Releif and From Hester to Hollywood.