The Humor Prism in 20th Century American Society

By: Boskin

Book Overview

The Humor Prism in Twentieth-Century America explores to what extent and in what ways American humor in the twentieth century reflects history.

Why do some jokes evaporate after the telling while others are transmitted to subsequent generations? Just what property of humor allows it to touch diverse members of a culture at a given time? As a penetrating and refracting angle of history, humor illuminates the expectations and contradictions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814325971
• ISBN13: 9780814325971
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"