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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pearson Education
ISBN-10
0321434900
ISBN-13
9780321434906
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59069208
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Laughing Matters, a Longman Topics Reader
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Comedy, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813.4
Table Of Content
Chapter One: How Comedy Works Henri Bergson, excerpt from Laughter Murray Davis, excerpt from What''s So Funny Jimmy Carr and Lucy Greeves, "Tickling the Naked Ape: The Science of Laughter" Robin Hemley, "Relaxing the Rules of Reason" Chapter Two: The Cultural Role of Comedy Elizabeth Kolbert, "Stooping to Conquer: Why Candidates Need to Make Fun of Themselves" J. Michael Waller, "Ridicule: An Instrument in the War on Terrorism" Daniel Harris, "Light-Bulb Jokes: Charting an Era" J. David Stevens, "The Joke" Vicki Hearne, "Can an Ape Tell a Joke?" Chapter Three: Modest and Immodest Proposals (deliberative rhetoric) Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal" Jane Austen, Mr. Collins'' Proposal from Pride and Prejudice Joseph Addison, "On Giving Advice" Oscar Wilde, "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young" Scott Adams, "Surviving Meetings" Molly Ivins, "The Lung-Impaired Liberation Movement" Chapter Four: Making the Case with Comedy (forensic rhetoric) Benjamin Franklin, "''What are the Poor Young Women to Do?'' The Speech of Polly Baker" Anton Chekhov, "A Malefactor" Ian Frazier, "Coyote v. Acme" Jim Stallard, "No Justice, No Foul" Ian Frazier, "Laws Concerning Food and Drink; Household Principles; Lamentations of the Father" Madeleine Begun Kane, "A Pre-Musical Agreement" Chris Harris, "Why Are Kids So Dumb? A Defense" Chapter Five: Comic Celebrations and Attacks (ceremonial rhetoric) Mark Twain, Toast to The Babies Mark Twain, "Concerning Tobacco" Anton Chekhov, "The Orator" Lewis Thomas, "Notes on Punctuation" Laurie Anderson, "Dazed and Bemused" Anne Lamott, "Why I Don''t Meditate" Chapter Six: Observations on Gender (ceremonial rhetoric too) H. L. Mencken, from In Defense of Women Helen Rowland, "Reflections of a Bachelor Girl" Regina Barreca and Gene Weingarten, "The Joys of Sexism (Part I-Jokes that Offend Women," and "The Joys of Sexism (Part II-Jokes that Castrate Men)" Bill Cosby, "Till Talk Do You Part" Susan Allen Toth, "Going to the Movies" Emily Hiestand, "Neon Effects" Marcia Aldrich, "Hair" Chapter Seven: Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Comedy Ambrose Bierce, from The Devil''s Dictionary Joseph Dennie, "Jack and Gill: A Scholarly Commentary" Benjamin Franklin, "On Perfumes" Jon Stewart, "The Last Supper, or The Dead Waiter" Louis Phillips, "Aristotle''s ''On Baseball''" Dave Barry "What Is and Ain''t Grammatical" Paul Davidson, "http://abbottandcostello.com/blog/
Synopsis
Laughing Matters showcases how a range of contemporary writers including Jon Stewart and David Sedaris craft persuasive arguments, using humor to make their case while entertaining the reader. A guide to analyzing how comic arguments are made-and to crafting such arguments using the rhetorical strategies particular to comedy. KEY TOPICS: Theoretical, analytical, and comic strategies. MARKET: General Interest, Laughing Matters showcases how a range of contemporary writers including Jon Stewart and David Sedaris craft persuasive arguments, using humor to make their case while entertaining the reader., Laughing Matters showcases how a range of contemporary writers including Jon Stewart and David Sedaris craft persuasive arguments, using humor to make their case while entertaining the reader. Many cultural commentators note that we live in an age of comedy. Staples of comic rhetoric-irony, sarcasm, and various forms of lampoon and caricature-have become dominant forms of public discourse, readily available through both traditional print forms and the electronic medis that drive public culture. Contemporary comedy helps define public issues and delivers critical perspectives on courses of action, judgments on the morality and effectiveness of policy decisions, and praise and blame for elected leaders. Given this cultural moment, a guide to analyzing how comic arguments are made-and to crafting such arguments using the rhetorical strategies particular to comedy-seems timely.
LC Classification Number
PN6071.H795L38 2008
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