What's so Funny about Richard Nixon? Vonnegut's "Jailbird" and the Limits of Comedy

What's so Funny about Richard Nixon? Vonnegut's "Jailbird" and the Limits of Comedy

This essay explores the questionable potency of satire in the light of Richard Nixon's political rehabilitation. Following a discussion of satirical treatments from the 1940s to the 1980s by, among others, the cartoonists Herbert Block ('Herblock') and Garry Trudeau, the comedians Mor...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of American Studies. - Cambridge University Press. - 41(2007), 3, Seite 623-639
1. Verfasser: Kaufman, Will (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of American Studies
Schlagworte:Arts Social sciences Economics Behavioral sciences Political science Law
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