The Comic Spirit in America
Author: John D. Massey
Publisher: Macmillan College
Published: 1969-01-01
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780023769009
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Studies in the Comic Spirit in Modern Japanese Fiction
Author: Joel Ralph Cohn
Publisher: Harvard Univ Asia Center
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780674847118
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Unlike traditional Japanese literature, with its rich tradition of comedy, modern Japanese literature is commonly associated with high seriousness. Cohn analyzes works by three writers--Ibuse Masuji (1898-1993), Dazai Osamu (1909-1948), and Inoue Hisashi (1934- )--that assault the notion that comedy cannot be part of serious literature.
The Comic Spirit in America
Chicago's Public Wits
Author: Kenny J. Williams
Publisher:
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780807110430
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Melville and the Comic Spirit
Author: Edward H. Rosenberry
Publisher: Buccaneer Books
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13:
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Author: Eric Burns
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781592137695
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In The spirits of America, Burns relates that drinking was "the first national pastime," and shows how it shaped American politics and culture from the earliest colonial days. He details the transformation of alcohol from virtue to vice and back again and how it was thought of as both scourge and medicine. He tells us how "the great American thirst" developed over the centuries, and how reform movements and laws sprang up to combat it. Burns brings back to life such vivid characters as Carrie Nation and other crusaders against drink. He informs us that, in the final analysis, Prohibition, the culmination of the reformers' quest, had as much to do with politics and economics and geography as it did with spirituous beverage.
An Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic Spirit
Author: George Meredith
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-08-28
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 3387010060
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
The Comic Spirit
The Best of "The Spirit"
Author: Will Eisner
Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
Published: 2008-11-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781848562417
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1940, legendary creator WIll Eisner (A Contract With God) began an amazing new newspaper comic strip, The Spirit, which changed the face of comics forever. Clad in his famous blue suit and fedora, crimefighter Denny Colt brought his own brand of hardened justice to the corrupt streets of Central City! This huge collection of twenty-two timeless stories from 1940-1950 period features famous first appearances, classic confrontations, human interest tales, and all those magnificent splash pages! Soon to be a major motion picture from celebrated writer and creator Frank Miller (Sin City), this volume also features an introduction by New York Times best-selling novelist Neil Gaiman (The Sandman).
