Leo Rosten's carnival of wit : and wisdom, plus wisecracks, ad-libs, malaprops, puns, one-liners, quips, epigrams, boo-boos, dazzling ironies and wizardries of wording, plus surprising tidbits from politics, philosophy, biography, and (yes!) gossip - from Aristotle to Groucho Marx / compiled and manicured by Leo Rosten.
This collection of more than 5,000 short witticisms is a fun and satisfying assortment of gags, one-liners, puns, malapropisms, satire, definitions, typos, and transpositions collected by writer/scholar Rosten and arranged in subject categories. The preface analyzes wit and outlines and exemplifies its most common types.
Record details
- ISBN: 0525937161
- ISBN: 9780525937166
- Physical Description: 538 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Dutton, 1994.
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- Subject:
- Wit and humor > History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Humor.
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- 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | 808.88 Leo (Text) | 30308100477679 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
