American humorists /
AMERICANS, in the early days, imported much of their humor and made it over. Addison and Steele were influential; Dickens had his American imitators. Baron Munchausen's adventures were particularly popular in this country. Many of his tales disappeared into American folklore and rose again as t...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©1964.
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Colección: | University of Minnesota pamphlets on American writers ;
no. 42. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | AMERICANS, in the early days, imported much of their humor and made it over. Addison and Steele were influential; Dickens had his American imitators. Baron Munchausen's adventures were particularly popular in this country. Many of his tales disappeared into American folklore and rose again as transformed American tall tales. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (48 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-48). |
ISBN: | 9780816652433 0816652430 0816603340 9780816603343 |