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