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- Book Title
- Kvetching and Shpritzing: Jewish Humor in American Popular Cul...
- ISBN
- 0786494824
- EAN
- 9780786494828
- Date of Publication
- 20151001
- Release Title
- Kvetching and Shpritzing: Jewish Humor in American Popular Cul...
- Artist
- Joseph Dorinson
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786494824
ISBN-13
9780786494828
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208710123
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Kvetching and Shpritzing : Jewish Humor in American Popular Culture
Subject
Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, General, Popular Culture, Humor, Jewish Studies
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science, Humor
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2015-033251
Reviews
"Jewish humor has remained alive and well in the United States, and Kvetcing and Shpritzing celebrates this phenomenon both thoroughly and enjoyably!"-- Humor Journal Review ; "fascinating work of history, scholarship, and philosophy"-- Jewish Currents ; "an invaluable history of important Jewish humorists in America that is at once enlightening and enjoyable. And it's pretty funny, too"-- Studies in American Humor ; "Jewish humor has remained alive and well in the United States, and Kvetching and Shpritzing celebrates this phenomenon thoroughly and enjoyably."-- De Gruyter Mouton ; " Kvetching and Shpritzing is thought-provoking, meticulously researched, and by the way, funny as hell. I envy readers about to turn to page one."--Lawrence Richards, Writer-Producer, When Comedy Went to School ., "Jewish humor has remained alive and well in the United States, and Kvetcing and Shpritzing celebrates this phenomenon both thoroughly and enjoyably!"-- Humor Journal Review ; "fascinating work of history, scholarship, and philosophy"-- Jewish Currents ; "an invaluable history of important Jewish humorists in America that is at once enlightening and enjoyable. And it's pretty funny, too"-- Studies in American Humor ; " Kvetching and Shpritzing is thought-provoking, meticulously researched, and by the way, funny as hell. I envy readers about to turn to page one."--Lawrence Richards, Writer-Producer, When Comedy Went to School ., "Fascinating work of history, scholarship, and philosophy"- Jewish Currents ; " Kvetching and Shpritzing is thought-provoking, meticulously researched, and by the way, funny as hell. I envy readers about to turn to page one."-Lawrence Richards, Writer-Producer, When Comedy Went to School .
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
809.7/935203924
Table Of Content
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Joseph Boskin Preface Introduction--Jewish Humor: Mechanism for Defense, Weapon for Cultural Affirmation One. God, Jokes and Money: A Subversive Look at Jewish Humor Two. Jewish Men and Women in Vaudeville Three. Yiddish Four. Funny Jews: Up from the Catskills--Danny Kaye and Sid Caesar Five. Catskill Alumni from Brooklyn Six. A Sacred Monster in Lamb's Clothing: Jerry Lewis Seven. Comedy's Changing Landscape: Two Jews and a Black Crossover Artist Eight. Jewish Humor in Literature Nine. Dialectical Jewish Humor: Mickey Katz, Sam Levenson and Jackie Mason Ten. Up from the Bronx: Red Buttons, Billy Crystal and Robert Klein Eleven. Sitcoms from Benny to Seinfeld Twelve. Shpritzing and Jiving: Jews and Blacks Thirteen. Yip's Rainbow: Songs of Social Significance Fourteen. Coda: Around the World in Eighty Jokes Plus Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Jewish humour, with its rational scepticism and cutting social criticism, permeates American popular culture. Citing examples from prominent humorists and stand-up comics, this book examines the phenomenon of Jewish humour from its biblical origins to its prevalence in the modern diaspora, revealing a mother lode of wit in language, literature, folklore, music and history., Jewish humor, with its rational skepticism and cutting social criticism, permeates American popular culture. Scholars of humor--from Sigmund Freud to Woody Allen--have studied the essence of the Jewish joke, at once a defense mechanism against a hostile world and a means of cultural affirmation. Where did this wit originate? Why do Jewish humorists work at the margins of so many diverse cultures? What accounts for the longevity of the Jewish joke? Do oppressed people, as African American author Ralph Ellison suggested, slip their yoke when they change the joke? Citing examples from prominent humorists and stand-up comics, this book examines the phenomenon of Jewish humor from its biblical origins to its prevalence in the modern diaspora, revealing a mother lode of wit in language, literature, folklore, music and history.
LC Classification Number
PN6149.S62
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