Kvetching and Shpritzing
248 pages2015McFarland & Company, Incorporated PublishersISBN 9781476620565
Wit and humor, social aspectsJewish wit and humorHistory and criticismJewish comediansBiographyJewish entertainersJews in popular culture
About this book
"Scholars of humor have studied the essence of the Jewish joke, at once a defense mechanism against a hostile world and a means of cultural affirmation. 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"--
Publication Details
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 248
- ISBN
- 9781476620565
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