| American Satire: American Satire: An Anthology of Writings from Colonial Times to the Present Contributor(s): Bakalar, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0452011744 ISBN-13: 9780452011748 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Essays - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 817.008 |
| LCCN: 96044144 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.01" W x 8.04" (1.08 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This entertaining, informative collection covers the best of American satire--from Ben Franklin's cutting satiric attacks to Nathaniel Hawthorne's Celestial Railroad, Calvin Trillin's Old Marrieds, Mark Twain's American Abroad to P.J. O'Rourke's The Innocents Abroad--Updated, a late 20th-century take on Twain's classic piece. Entertaining and satisfying...An excellent introduction.--Amazon.com. |