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Bell, Robert H. – College English, 1981
A facetious private detective story embroidered with literary interpretation, autobiography, logical positivism, David Hume on personal identity, and "The Happy Hooker." (RL)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Higher Education, Humor, Literary Criticism

Hayden, Bradley – English Journal, 1983
Describes and presents examples of work from the Western Michigan school of bad versemakers, a group of nineteenth century poets who strove to give their frontier experiences high seriousness, but achieved, at best, unintentional humor. (MM)
Descriptors: Humor, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature
Bauer, Joy S.; VanZandt, Priscilla – 1971
The purpose of the course on satire in the Quinmester Program is to make the student more aware of satire in literature and the other media, in order to add to his enjoyment of literature and add to his perception of human nature. The course includes the study of art, cartoons, movies, television, and editorials in addition to literature.…
Descriptors: Caricatures, Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides
Baldanza, Frank – 1961
One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major American authors, this volume contains critical studies of Mark Twain. Designed for use by both literary critics and secondary and college teachers of English, this work would also be of value to undergraduate and graduate students of literature. Topics covered…
Descriptors: Authors, Autobiographies, Creative Writing, English Instruction