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The comedian as confidence man : studies in irony fatigue /
The Comedian as Confidence Man examines the humorist's internal conflict between the social critic who demands to be taken seriously and the comedian who never can be: the irony fatigue condition. Concentrating on eight American literary and performing comedians from the eighteenth, nineteenth,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Detroit :
Wayne State University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Humor in life and letters.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Sinclair Lewis, Garrison Keillor, and the Dangers of Grumbling through Minnesota
- 2. Ben Franklin and Herman Melville: The Comedian as Confidence Man
- 3. Lenny Bruce: "I'm not a comedian"
- 4. Bill Hicks: "Bob, they're just jokes"
- 5. Kurt Vonnegut: "I had to laugh like hell"
- 6. Mark Twain: "My hated nom de plume"
- 7. Conclusion: A Bad Case of Irony Fatigue.