In Memoriam Humor: Julia Moore and the Western Michigan Poets.

Hayden, Bradley

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Publication Date: 1983-Sep

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In Memoriam Humor: Julia Moore and the Western Michigan Poets.

Hayden, Bradley

English Journal, v72 n5 p22-28 Sep 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, Nineteenth Century Literature, Parody, Poetry, Poets, Regional Characteristics

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Michigan

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