1st Edition
Encyclopedia of British Humorists Geoffrey Chaucer to John Cleese
Edited By Steven H. Gale
1368 Pages
by
Routledge
HUMOR IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF BRITISH LIFE AND LITERATURE In The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis's title character observes that Jokes and Flippancy are valued so highly by the English, who take their 'sense of humour' so seriously that a deficiency in this sense is almost the only deficiency at which they feel shame. J.B. Priestly, too, in a related observation comments: It is curious that so few... Read more
Volume I: Preface, Chronological Index, Pseudonyms, A-K (Ackerley to Kipling). Volume II: L-Z (Lamb to Wycherley), COntributors, Index.
Biography
Steven H. Gale
"An impressive work, and while there are many treatments of British wit and humor, there are no comparable reference works...Very appropriate for academic collections as well as large public libraries." -- Booklist/RBB
"This encyclopedia excels." -- Rettig on Reference
"Both the analysis and the summary provide rich detail about the writer's humor...Recommended." -- Library Journal
"Libraries, especially academic and research libraries, should find this work useful." -- Choice
