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American humor traditions
anti-authoritarian themes in literature
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breaking moral and artistic boundaries
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celebrity authors in the Gilded Age
comic excess and exaggeration
comic performance and lecture tours
comic rage and social protest
comic subversion in classic literature
cultural impact of literary celebrities
cultural mythology of the rogue
dark comedy in canonical works
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folklore influences on American humor
frontier spirit in literary voice
grotesque and absurd elements in fiction
humor and identity formation
humor and national character
humor as cultural critique
humor as psychological release
imaginative escape from social limits
irony and exaggeration as critique
laughter as social rebellion
laughter confronting hypocrisy
literary trickster figures
literary wildness and creative freedom
masks and personas in writing
mythmaking around famous writers
narrative mischief and chaos
nineteenth-century American satire
parody of romantic ideals
performance of authorship in public life
playful nihilism in storytelling
rebellion against literary decorum
rebellious humor in U.S. writing
satire of progress and modernity
satire of respectability and manners
skepticism toward civilization narratives
spectacle and showmanship in authorship
tall tale traditions
tension between innocence and cynicism
unruly imagination in fiction
unstable narrative voices
vernacular speech in American prose
voice of the outsider in classic prose
Product details
- ISBN 9780870239670
- Weight: 438g
- Dimensions: 152 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 25 Apr 1995
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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