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Table of Contents: “…." -- King of Cornwall -- "What a writer needs is handicaps." -- The Aging Humorist -- "Why doesn't somebody take this goddam thing away from me?"…”

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Table of Contents: “…I. Humorist in the West. Life on the Salt River -- Window to the West -- Orion -- Southwest humorist -- Tramp printer -- Cub pilot -- Death on the Mississippi -- Fetching Grant -- Lighting out -- A millionaire for ten days -- "Mark Twain" -- Governor of the Third House -- The jumping frog -- Vandal abroad -- Wild humorist of the Pacific slope -- II. …”

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Table of Contents: “…The Southern yeoman: the humorist's view and the reality --…”

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Table of Contents: “…John Gorman Barr: "Forgotten" Humorist --…”

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Table of Contents: “…Preschool for aesthetics: from the seventh program, On humoristic poetry /…”

Table of Contents: “…Alden -- "Mark Twain the humorist" / Clarence H. Gaines -- "Mark Twain" / Anonymous -- "Chief of American men of letters" / Anonymous -- "Mark Twain: an American pioneer in man's oldeslt art, whose death is mourned by the world at larlge" / Anonymous -- "Mark Twain" / anonymous -- "The death of Mark Twain" / Anonymous -- "Serious humorists" / [Simeon Strunsky -- "Mark Twain as our emissary" / George Ade.…”

Table of Contents: “…Southwest humor and the cordon sanitaire -- pt. 2. The world the humorists found: Migrating for fun and profit. Creation states and how they are used up. …”

Table of Contents: “…Theological and Philosophical Background -- The Good-Natured Man: An Ideal -- The Good-Natured Man as Naif: The Moral Aspect -- The Good-Natured Man as Humorist: The Constitutional Aspect -- The Good-Natured Man as Paragon: The Social Aspect -- The Man of Sensibility: The Emotional Aspect.…”

Table of Contents: “…Dimensions of humor and personality -- Personality and the enjoyment of humor -- Personality and the creation of humor -- The humorists among us: the amateurs.…”

Table of Contents: “…Shakespeare's final period -- Words and poetry -- Shakespeare at Cambridge -- Othello -- Rabelais -- Sir Thomas Browne -- The old comedy -- Congreve, Collier, and Macaulay -- Racine -- Pope -- The lives of the poets -- Two Frenchmen -- Voltaire's tragedies -- The wrong turning -- A simple story -- The poetry of Blake -- Henri Beyle -- The last Elizabethan -- Macaulay -- The first Earl of Lytton -- A Victorian critic -- A Russian humorist -- Mr. Hardy's new poems -- An anthology -- English letter writers.…”

Table of Contents: “…--The favourite plot.--Time, the humorist.--The back of Bohemia.--The lady of Lyons'.…”
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Table of Contents: “…The royal shepherdesse. The humorists -- v. 2. The miser. Epsom-Wells. The tempest. …”

Table of Contents: “…The immigrant image of America -- The "sloopfolk" arrive -- Westward to El-a-noy -- Wisconsin is the place -- The Atlantic crossing -- Scouting the promised land -- Spreading the gospel -- Journeying toward new horizons -- Ordeal and debate -- Appraising the American scene -- The transatlantic gold rush -- Cheerful voices at mid-century -- More than a ballad -- A humorist in Canaan -- A lady grows old in Texas -- In defense of the southwest -- From a frontier parsonage -- The beautiful land -- The glorious new Scandinavia.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Yorick and a greater -- A blend of West and East -- With valley folk and mountain men -- Field's early days in Chicago -- Relations with actor folk -- Playmates and pastimes -- A humorist's views of public men -- Satire as a constructive force -- Artistry in writing -- Girding at the realists -- A few drolleries -- The story of "Culture's garland" -- A poet finds himself -- Manuscripts and memories -- Table delights of a dyspeptic -- The pleasures of reading in bed -- Literary friends abroad -- Diversions of a homesick American -- Years of growing fame -- Field as a neighbor -- Producing beautiful books -- Lore of book-collecting -- With the "saints and sinners" -- Did Field love children? …”

Table of Contents: “…The old Republicans : John Taylor of Caroline and John Randolph of Roanoke -- Separating state and society : the political principles of the old Republicans -- John Taylor, John Randolph, and the good society -- Antebellum proslavery intellectuals : Nathaniel Beverley Tucker and William Gilmore Simms -- The political principles of Tucker and Simms -- Imagining the conservative slave society : the social thought of Tucker and Simms -- Whig humorists : Joseph Glover Baldwin and Johnson Jones Hooper -- The Whig political thought of Baldwin and Hooper -- The Whig social thought of Baldwin and Hooper.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Thomas Betterton / Charles Gildon -- From An Account of the English dramatick poets / Gerard Langbaine -- From Travels of Cosmo the third / Count Lorenzo Magalotti -- From Diary / Samuel Pepys -- From A short view of tragedy / Thomas Rymer -- Preface to The sullen lovers / Thomas Shadwell -- Prologue to The sullen lovers / Thomas Shadwell -- Preface to The humorists / Thomas Shadwell -- Epilogue to The humorists / Thomas Shadwell -- From A voyage to England / Samuel Sorbiere -- Observations on Mons. de Sorbiere's voyage / Thomas Sprat -- From Observations, anecdotes, and characters of Books and men / Joseph Spence -- From Historia histrionica / James Wright.…”

Table of Contents: “…Old sis goose -- Little red-head -- The old scrapbook -- Joel answers a "want ad" -- The new employer -- The young printer -- The first time in print -- Woodland melodrama -a- A race of song and story makers -- Young Oliver Goldsmith -- War times -- Storm clouds -- The end of a world -- One foot on the ladder -- Joel builds a reputation -- Savannah humorist -- Romance -- The birth of Uncle Remus -- Rising fame -- By the living-room fire -- The wren's nest -- A path to his door -- Uncle Remus tells his last story.…”

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Table of Contents: “…"Circle-sailing" : the eternal return of tabooed grief in Melville's Moby-Dick -- "My first lie, and how I got out of it" : deprivation-grief and the making of an American humorist -- "Blessed are they that mourn, for they-- they--" : repressed grief and pathological mourning in Mark Twain's fiction -- Huckleberry Finn's anti-Oedipus complex : father-loss and mother-hunger in the great American novel -- The shaping of Hemingway's art of repressed grief : mother-loss and father-hunger from In our time to Winner take nothing -- "Ether in the brain" : blunting the edges of perception in Hemingway's middle period -- Grief hoarders and "beat-up old bastards" : Hemingway's bittersweet taste of nostalgia.…”

Table of Contents: “…." -- The handsomest mansion in Hartford -- A series for the "Atlantic Monthly" -- "Tom Sawyer" -- "Tom" and "Huck" -- "Peace, quiet, rest, seclusion" -- Quarry Farm, Summer, 1876 -- Hartford, Hannibal, and "Huck" -- The literary flux -- "So noble ... and so beautiful a book" -- Mistake and misfortunes, 1876-1879 -- "I generalize with intrepidity" -- Strong milk for babes -- The Grangerfords -- The feud -- "The chief (low-comedy) humorists" -- Back on the river -- Frenzied finance -- The duke and the dauphin -- "Life on the Mississippi" -- Lively times in Bricksville -- The Bricksville mob and the orneriness of kings -- The Wilks funeral orgies -- "The end, Yours truly, Huck Finn."…”

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Table of Contents: “…Only joking: Nov 1874 to June 1883 -- The Twins of Genius tour: Nov 1884 to Feb 1885 -- The best and worst of times: July 1886 toJan 1895 -- Across North America: July 1895 to Sept 4, 1895 -- Australia and New Zealand: Sept 17, 1895 toJan 4, 1896 -- Bombay to London: Jan 23, 1896 to Oct 14, 1900 -- Man of letters: Oct 16, 1900 to Oct 14, 1901 -- Sentimental journey: May 29, 1902 to June 9, 1902 -- Dean of humorists: Sept 7, 1902 to May 12, 1907 -- Oxford: June 9, 1907 to July 23, 1907 -- The long goodbye: Nov 24, 1907 to May 1910.…”

Table of Contents: “…VOLUME 1 CONTENTS: -- Gay years (1869-1874) -- A subtle humorist (1874-1875) -- I wish I had been on that island (1876) -- Give me your plain, square advice (1877-1879) -- A million things I wanted to say (1879-1880) -- An indignant sense of right and wrong (1881-1882) -- A mighty good book (1883-1884).…”

Table of Contents: “…The Grandson: Trials of a Yiddish Humorist. Ch. 5. Sholem Aleichem's "Jewish Novels" Ch. 6. …”

Table of Contents: “…Laotse, the book of Tao ; Chuangtse, mystic and humorist --Chinese democracy. The book of history : documents of Chinese democracy (Shu Ching) ; Mencius : the democratic philosopher ; Motse : the religious teacher -- The middle way: The aphorisms of Confucius ; The golden mean of Tsesze -- Chinese poetry. …”

Table of Contents: “…Shirer, journalist -- John Henry Faulk, humorist -- Robert Bly, poet.…”

Table of Contents: “…. -- Appendix A. Rosenthal as humorist -- Appendix B. Annotated concertography -- Appendix C. …”
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Table of Contents: “…The original Protestant message -- The assault on the confessional -- The promises of Protestant preachers -- Escape from Episcopal bureaucracy -- A new social ethic -- Farel's Sommaire -- Lay defenses of the Reformation -- Lazarus Spengler -- Jörg Vögeli -- The clergy as citizens -- Driving the message home : popular writers and humorists -- The Protestant "Utopia" of Eberlin von Günzburg -- The exorcist : Thomas Murner and Pamphilus Gengenbach -- Nicholas Manuel's Totenfresser -- Conclusion -- 4. …”

Table of Contents: “…Charlotte Perkins Stetson : a daring humorist of reform / Anonymous ; Charlotte Perkins Gilman's dynamic social philosophy / Anonymous ; The woman who saw it first / Alexander Black ; "Charlotte Perkins Gilman" from Women have told / Amy Wellington ; Charlotte Perkins Gilman : as I knew her / Harriet Howe ; The hour and the woman / Annie L. …”

Table of Contents: “…Versions of home: John Calhoun and the Constitutionalists ; To speak of Arcadia: William Gilmore Simms and some plantation novelists ; Chaining the rough beast: the Southwestern humorists -- The New South, the lost cause, and the recovered dream. …”

Table of Contents: “…Airborne Toxic Event, Los Angeles-based indie band -- Betty Allen, renowned opera singer -- Gregg Allman, blues rock singer and keyboardist -- Tori Amos, alt-rock songstress -- Nicole Atkins, singer-songwriter with pop noir sound -- Milton Babbitt, early pioneer of electronic music -- Joan Baez, folk singer and activist -- Laura Bell Bundy, multi-faceted country singer -- Black Moth Super Rainbow, eccentric psychedelic group -- Blind Boys of Alabama, gospel legends -- Bon Iver, Grammy-winning indie artist -- Don Bowman, country humorist -- Boxmasters, rockabilly band fronted by Billy Bob Thornton -- Boyz N Da Hood, Atlanta-based rap quarted -- Cage the Elephant, purveyors of energetic rock music -- Glen Campbell, country balladeer -- Kelly Clarkson, American Idol star -- Clarence Clemons, beloved saxophonist for Springsteen's E Street Band -- Kimya Dawson, lo-fi singer-songwriter -- De Dijk, stalwart of the European music scene -- The Death Set, Australian art punk band -- Dengue Fever, blenders of international influences -- Dir en Grey, Japanese heavy metal band -- Dirty Vegas, British house music trio -- Eli Young Band, guitar-driven country band -- Jackie Evancho, young classical prodigy -- Fleet Foxes, harmonious folk rock-group -- Johnny Flynn, rolk rock troubadour -- David Francey, chronicler of Canadian life -- Fujiya and Miyagi, creators of 70s-inspired electronic music -- Peter Gabriel, eclectic singer-songwriter -- Melody Gardot, performer who persevered through tragedy -- Ghostland Observatory, unique electronic rock duo -- Girl Talk, mashup master -- Ari Gold, R&B singer who explores sexuality and religion --…”
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Table of Contents: “…H, Darius Green and His Flying Machine by John Townsend Trowbridge, Casey at the Bat by Ernest Laurnce Thayer, I Go Fishin' by Richard Stillman Powell, Going to the Fair by James Whitcomb Riley, Si Hubbard collected by Carl Sandburg, A Liz-town Humorist by James Whitcomb Riley, What Mr. Robinson Thinks by James Russell Lowell, Send Her on Along collected by John Murray Gibbon, The Wreck of the "Julie Plante", by William Henry Drummond, De Stove Pipe Hole by William Henry Drummond, How Bateese Came Home by William Henry Drummond, The Raftsmen collected by John Murray Gibbon, Forest Boat Song by Richard Clyde Ford, Now the Winter's Come to Stay collected by John Murray Gibbon, Boule's Hop collected by John Murray Gibbon, Youpe! …”

Table of Contents: “…Waifs and strays : The red roses of Tonia -- Round the circle -- The rubber plant's story -- Out of Nazareth -- Confessions of a humorist -- The sparrows in Madison Square -- Hearts and hands -- The cactus -- The detective detector -- The dog and the playlet -- A little talk about mobs -- The snow man.…”

Table of Contents: “…Howard Hughes, 5 April 1976 -- Field Marshal Montgomery, Soldier who became victor of El Alamein and a legend in his own lifetime 24 March 1976 -- Mao Tse-tung, Revolutionary leader who inspired the regeneration of China 9 September 1976 -- Benjamin Britten, A major contribution to English music 4 December 1976 -- Elvis Presley, 'The king' of rock and roll music 16 August 1977 -- Maria Callas, Operatic star of genius 16 September 1977 -- Charlie Chaplin, Comic genius of the cinema screen 25 December 1977 -- Jesse Owens, Memorable performance at the Berlin Olympics 30 March 1980 -- Jean-Paul Sartre, A leading original thinker of the twentieth century 14 April 1980 -- Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Master of screen suspense 29 April 1980 -- Mae West, Film humorist who made sex a shared joke 22 November 1980 -- John Lennon, Dominant role in a pop music revolution 8 December 1980 -- Bob Marley, 11 May 1981 -- Glenn Gould, 4 October 1982 -- Sir Douglas Bader, Showing the way to the disabled 5 September 1982 -- Orson Welles, Formidable and inventive actor and producer 10 October 1985 -- Henry Moore, Sculptor of international reputation 31 August 1986 -- Andy Warhol, Art for publicity's sake 22 February 1987 -- Jacqueline du Pr�e, 19 October 1987 -- Sir Frederick Ashton, Great choreographer and founder-figure of British ballet 18 August 1988 -- Laurence Olivier, Player of spellbinding power and versatility 11 July 1989 -- Sugar Ray Robinson, Supreme exponent of pugilistic skills 12 April 1989 -- Ayatollah Khomeini, Cleric who led Iran to the past 3 June 1989 -- Herbert von Karajan, Master conductor of opera, orchestra, and recordings 16 July 1989 -- Samuel Beckett, Unassuming genius who probed the quandary of human existence 22 December 1989 -- Margot Fonteyn, 21 February 1991 -- Peggy Ashcroft, 14 June 1991 -- Miles Davis, 28 September 1991 -- Robert Maxwell, 5 November 1991 -- Menachem Begin, 9 March 1992 -- Francis Bacon, 28 April 1992 -- Elizabeth David, 22 May 1992 -- Willy Brandt, 8 October 1992 -- Rudolf Nureyev, 6 January 1993 -- Richard Nixon, 22 April 1994 -- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 19 May 1994 -- Fred Perry, 2 February 1995 -- Harold Wilson, 24 May 1995 --…”
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Table of Contents: “…Baker -- Harvests / Odell Shepard -- Heir to the Austrian Throne Killed -- Tallentyre's Cross / Arthur Stanwood Pier -- Income Tax -- The Expansion of Russia -- Reluctance / Robert Frost -- Envy / Deems Taylor -- The Old Squire's Earthquake / C.A. Stephens -- The Humorist's Honor by. M.A. DeWolfe Howe -- Memoirs of a White Indian / J.W. …”

Table of Contents: “…-- French mood / Abo Stoltzenberg -- On my wandering flute -- Song for a dance -- Landscape -- Songs to a lady moonwalker -- Banks of a river -- How -- Song of praise for an ox -- Poetry -- Under the Earth -- Yiddish -- Toys -- Cartload of shoes -- To my child / Abraham Sutskever -- Lines to a tree -- Minor key -- To the divine neighbor / J L Teller -- At the well -- I say -- Thou shalt not -- Water without sound -- Love the ruins -- Songs of the priestess / Malka Heifetz Tussman -- Havdolah wine -- In the courtyard / Miriam Ulinover -- Sacrifice -- Don't say -- Messiah -- Encounter in Safed -- Melons / Moshe Yungman -- Dream about an aged humorist -- Text -- Empty apartment -- Ode to freedom / Aaron Zeitlin -- Remembering Lutksy -- Clothes -- My mother's shoes / Rayzel Zychlinska -- English: -- Introductions to Book III / Howard Schwartz and Anthony Rudolf -- United States: -- Scribe -- Hieroglyph -- Song of degrees -- Covenant / Paul Auster -- Good beasts -- Worm -- Grandfather -- Gas lamp -- Miklos Radnoti -- Paradise / Willis Barnstone -- Avenue Y -- Ancestors / Anita Barrows -- Getting lost in Nazi Germany -- Extermination of the Jews -- Israeli navy / Marvin Bell -- Desnos reading the palms of men on their way to the gas chambers / Stephen Berg -- In a dream ship's hold -- Unveiling / Suzanne Bernhardt -- Paradise -- Noah -- Sacrifice -- Yom Kippur / Chana Bloch -- Life of the letters / Emily Borenstein -- Lamentations -- Ghetto twilight -- Family album / Alter Brody -- Isaac -- House in St Petersburg -- Talmudist / Stanley Burnshaw -- Grandfathers -- Percolating highway / Michael Castro -- Yom Kippur -- Letter catches up with me / Eric Chaet -- Eve's birth / Kim Chernin -- From the dust / Elaine Dallman -- Labor -- Yom Kippur / Lucille Day -- Isaac and Esau -- Dark scent of prayer -- Under the shawl -- Zippora returns to Moses at Rephidim -- As I am my father's -- Letters of the book / Rose Drachler -- Closed system -- Remember Sabbath days / Larry Eigner -- Shulamit in her dreams -- Modern Kabbalist -- Woman through the window / Marcia Falk -- Pripet marshes / Irving Feldman -- Lilith / Ruth Feldman -- Genealogy -- Lilith -- Cain's song -- Lame angel -- Finders keepers -- Feeding the fire -- How things fall / Donald Finkel -- Listen to the bird -- Thoughts for my grandmother -- Crow, straight flier, but dark -- For Gabriel / Laya Firestone -- Kaddish / Allen Ginsberg -- Visit home / Joseph Glazer -- Dime call -- Recipe / Albert Goldbarth -- Eve's song in the garden / Lynn Gottlieb -- Spirit-like before light / Arthur Gregor -- Lilith / Allen Grossman -- Into the book -- Bread of our affliction / Martin Grossman -- More light! …”

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