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ISBN/UID: 9781558492745
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Publication date: 11 January 2001
Literary Wit by Bruce Michelson is a must-read for scholars and literature enthusiasts who crave a fresh and nuanced understanding of the power of wit in literature, as well as anyone fascinated by the intersection of language, humor, and the human experience.
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Written with verve and clarity, this book offers a fresh examination of literary wit as a distinct variety of discourse--one that is fundamentally different from wit, humor, and laughter in nonliterary contexts. Bruce Michelson moves beyond outmod...
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200 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781558492745
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Publication date: 11 January 2001
Literary Wit by Bruce Michelson is a must-read for scholars and literature enthusiasts who crave a fresh and nuanced understanding of the power of wit in literature, as well as anyone fascinated by the intersection of language, humor, and the human experience.
Description
Written with verve and clarity, this book offers a fresh examination of literary wit as a distinct variety of discourse--one that is fundamentally different from wit, humor, and laughter in nonliterary contexts. Bruce Michelson moves beyond outmod...
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