Author: Frances M. WhitcherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Widow Spriggins, Mary Elmer, and Other Sketches
Author: Frances M. WhitcherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Peterson's Magazine
Author: New Peterson Magazine
Author: Routledge Library Editions: 19th Century Religion
Author: Various AuthorsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351587471
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 6282
Book Description
Reissuing works originally published between 1973 and 1997, Routledge Library Editions: 19th Century Religion (18 volumes) offers a selection of scholarship covering historical developments in religious thinking. Topics include the origin of Catholicism in America, sexual liberation and religion in Europe, and the emergence of Atheism in Victorian England. This set also includes collections of sermons and essays from some of the most influential preachers of the nineteenth century.
The Journey to Rome
Author: Christine M. BochenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351629840
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
This title, first published in 1988, examines accounts of religious conversion contained in the personal narratives of nineteenth-century American coverts to Roman Catholicism. Given their newly acquired status as members of an unpopular religious minority, a number of converts recorded their conversion stories in an effort to justify becoming Catholic and to defend the teaching and practice of their Church. This title will be of interest to students of nineteenth-century religious and social history.
Annals of Cleveland--1818-1935
Author: United States. Work Projects Administration (Ohio)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Encyclopedia of American Humorists
Author: Steven H. GalePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317362276
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has developed characteristics that reflect the American character, both regional and national. Although American literature was, in the past, treated as inferior to British literature, there has always been a large popular audience for the genre, which this book shows. The figures with entries in this encyclopedia not only amuse in their writing, but also aim to enlighten- setting out to expose the foibles and foolishness of society and the individuals who compose it. It is the manner in which these authors try to accomplish this end that determines whether they appear in the volume. Indeed, the book will demonstrate that the best humor has at its base, a ready understanding of human nature.
Catalogue of the Public Library of the City of Fall River
Author: Last Laughs
Author: Regina BarrecaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000579247
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
First published in 1988, the 19 original essays (and three "Sylvia" cartoons) included in this volume deal with the gender-specific nature of comedy. This pioneering collection observes the creation of women’s comedy from a wide range of standpoints: political, sociological, psychoanalytical, linguistic, and historical. The writers explore the role of women’s comedy in familiar and unfamiliar territory, from Austen to Weldon, from Behn to Wasserstein. The questions they raise will lead to a redefinition of the genre itself.
The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
Author: Steven R. SerafinPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826417770
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1340
Book Description
More than ten years in the making, this comprehensive single-volume literary survey is for the student, scholar, and general reader. The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature represents a collaborative effort, involving 300 contributors from across the US and Canada. Composed of more than 1,100 signed biographical-critical entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature. A special feature is the topical article, of which there are 70.