Political Humor: From Aristophanes to Sam Ervin

Charles E. Schutz

Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1977 - 349 من الصفحات

Presents and seeks to explain the variety of humor in democratic politics. The humor ranges from the bawdy political comedies of Aristophanes in ancient Athens to the journalistic satires of our daily newspapers, and includes the jokes and comic invective of the people and their politicians.

المحتوى

• The Sense of Political Humor Wherein our sensing is made sensible: 23
• Aristophanes Satirical Sage Wherein the clown becomes wise man: 49
• Socrates Sage Satyr Wherein the wise man becomes clown: 79
• Republic Divine Comedy Wherein philosophy becomes comical: 98
• Lincoln Satyr Statesman Wherein satyr serves state: 140
• Comic Sages of Common Sense Wherein sagacity clowns politically: 196
• American Politics Comic Warfare Wherein words war and make peace: 246
• Positive Negativity the Comic Political Drama Wherein nay is yea and drama mans reality: 297
• Bibliography: 335
• Index: 337

معلومات المراجع

• العنوان: Political Humor: From Aristophanes to Sam Ervin
• المؤلف: Charles E. Schutz
• الإصدار: مزود بصور توضيحية
• الناشر: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1977
• رقم ISBN (الرقم الدولي المعياري للكتاب): 0838615368, 9780838615362
• عدد الصفحات: 349 من الصفحات