| Garrison Keillor: A Voice of America Contributor(s): Lee, Judith Yaross (Author) |
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ISBN: 0878054731 ISBN-13: 9780878054732 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1991 Annotation: A pleasurable look at the comic imagination of Lake Wobegon's favorite son and contemporary America's favorite humorist Garrison Keillor. This first full-length analysis of Keillor's humor traces the evolution of the Lake Wobegon monologue and examines the themes and comic techniques of the songs, poems, dramas, commercials, and the audience-participation events. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Radio - General - Humor - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 791.440 |
| LCCN: 90-24702 |
| Series: Studies in Popular Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.08" W x 9.08" (0.90 lbs) 258 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Garrison Keillor: A Voice of America explores the comic imagination that put Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, on the map along with Hannibal, Missouri, and Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi. This first full-length analysis of Keillor's humor draws on manuscripts and audiotapes in the archives at Minnesota Public Radio, as well as upon the wealth of poetry and prose published by Keillor since his student days at the University of Minnesota. In addition to tracing the evolution of Keillor's Lake Wobegon monologue, this enjoyable book examines the themes and comic techniques of Keillor's songs, poems, dramas, commercials, and audience-participation events that shine among the brightest highlights of his radio shows. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lee, Judith Yaross: - Judith Yaross Lee is a professor and director of honors tutorials in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University. She is author of Twain's Brand: Humor in Contemporary American Culture, Defining "New Yorker" Humor, and Garrison Keillor: A Voice of America, all published by University Press of Mississippi. |