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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Hill, Carl (Carl Dale), 1961- Soul of wit. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1993 (OCoLC)622004697 |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Carl Hill |
ISBN: | 0803223692 9780803223691 |
OCLC Number: | 27768523 |
Description: | 244 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Vorspiel -- Witz and the Enlightenment -- Revolutionary Witz -- The Science of Witz -- The Economics of Witz -- Witz, Women, and Jews -- At Witz End -- Epilogue: The Polyvalence of Witz. |
Series Title: | Modern German culture and literature. |
Responsibility: | by Carl Hill. |
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Abstract:
Argues that there is something about Witz that makes it quintessential to the plight of modern culture. This title views Witz as a historical subject developing over time and transcending the lifespans and intentions of the authors who have wirtten with or about it.
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"Freedom begets wit and wit begets freedom."-Jean Paul "Hill places great importance on the jest as he traces examples from Genesis to Grimm to Freud, but he never lets his scholarly investigation of the subject grow heavy and dull. His writing style and brilliant observations laced with displays of his own wit propel the reader from start to conclusion of this fascinating study."-South Atlantic Review Read more...
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