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Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Humor:
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Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Humor: Hardcover - 2000

by Don Nilsen; Alleen Pace Nilsen

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  • Title Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Humor:
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition UsedVeryGood
  • Pages 376
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Greenwood
  • Date 2000-01-20
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Annotated, Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 3TWOWA001E69
  • ISBN 9781573562188 / 1573562181
  • Weight 1.91 lbs (0.87 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.34 x 7.27 x 1.07 in (26.26 x 18.47 x 2.72 cm)
  • Ages 13 to 17 years
  • Grade levels 8 - 12
  • Reading level 1400
  • Library of Congress subjects American wit and humor, American literature - 20th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99047257
  • Dewey Decimal Code 817.503

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Citations

  • American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2001, Page 549
  • Booklist, 05/15/2001, Page 1782

About the author

Alleen Pace Nilsen is professor of English at Arizona State University and the editor of the International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS) Newsletter. She is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Scholarship and Service from the ISHS. She is the author of Literature for Todays Young Adults, Presenting M. E. Kerr, and Language Play in addition to many humor related articles. In addition, Dr. Nilsen is a founding member of the ISHS and a former president of the American Humor Studies Association.

DON L.F. NILSEN is professor of English at Arizona State University and executive secretary for the International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS). He is the author of many books about humor including Humor in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British Literature: A Reference Guide

mor Scholarship: A Research Bibliography

mor in American Literature: A Selected Annotated Bibliography

nguage Play: An Introduction to Linguistics

d English Adverbials. He has also edited several books on humor including Humor and Translation and a series of six World Humor and Irony Membership Serial Yearbook (WHIMSY) titles. Dr. Nilsen has also been recognized by Contemporary Authors, International Whos Who in Education, and 2,000 Notable American Men.

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