Merry Wives and Others: A History of Domestic Humor Writing
Fritzer (Florida Atlantic U.-Davie) and Bland (Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences) provide a chronological guide to the non-fictional humor writing of domestic life from the 1920s to the present day. The text includes entries for some 150 female and male writers from the U.S., Canada, and England, who draw on their own experiences of home life to create witty reflections of shared human experiences. Entries include background information on the author, her/his place within the genre...
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Fritzer (Florida Atlantic U.-Davie) and Bland (Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences) provide a chronological guide to the non-fictional humor writing of domestic life from the 1920s to the present day. The text includes entries for some 150 female and male writers from the U.S., Canada, and England, who draw on their own experiences of home life to create witty reflections of shared human experiences. Entries include background information on the author, her/his place within the genre of domestic humor writing, and brief analyses of her/his major works, including varying themes and attitudes presented in the work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, ORBooknewsFritzer (Florida Atlantic U.-Davie) and Bland (Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences) provide a chronological guide to the non-fictional humor writing of domestic life from the 1920s to the present day. The text includes entries for some 150 female and male writers from the U.S., Canada, and England, who draw on their own experiences of home life to create witty reflections of shared human experiences. Entries include background information on the author, her/his place within the genre of domestic humor writing, and brief analyses of her/his major works, including varying themes and attitudes presented in the work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface11Social Context32Laying the Foundation133Midcentury Merry Wives354Queen Erma and Her Early Contemporaries515The Next Wave766The Current Crop: Postmoderns and Traditionalists1017Husbandly Humor I: In the Beginning1418Husbandly Humor II: Contemporary Comics1549Through the Eyes of a Child17910The Christian Contingent19011Curiouser and Curiouser19912Canadian Writers21513British Writers22614Making the Connections235Bibliography241Index255
\ BooknewsFritzer (Florida Atlantic U.-Davie) and Bland (Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences) provide a chronological guide to the non-fictional humor writing of domestic life from the 1920s to the present day. The text includes entries for some 150 female and male writers from the U.S., Canada, and England, who draw on their own experiences of home life to create witty reflections of shared human experiences. Entries include background information on the author, her/his place within the genre of domestic humor writing, and brief analyses of her/his major works, including varying themes and attitudes presented in the work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
