Transcendental wordplay : America's romantic punsters and the search for the language of nature
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Published
Athens : Ohio University Press, 2000.
Format
Book
ISBN
0821413244 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Physical Desc
xxiv, 518 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction
808.042 WES
1 available
808.042 WES
1 available
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Published
Athens : Ohio University Press, 2000.
Language
English
ISBN
0821413244 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
American wit and humor -- History and criticism.
English language -- 19th century -- Rhetoric.
English language -- United States -- Rhetoric.
Nature in literature.
Plays on words.
Puns and punning in literature.
Romanticism -- United States.
Thoreau, Henry David, -- 1817-1862 -- Knowledge -- Language and languages.
Transcendentalism (New England)
American wit and humor -- History and criticism.
English language -- 19th century -- Rhetoric.
English language -- United States -- Rhetoric.
Nature in literature.
Plays on words.
Puns and punning in literature.
Romanticism -- United States.
Thoreau, Henry David, -- 1817-1862 -- Knowledge -- Language and languages.
Transcendentalism (New England)
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
West, M. (2000). Transcendental wordplay: America's romantic punsters and the search for the language of nature . Ohio University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Michael, 1937-. 2000. Transcendental Wordplay: America's Romantic Punsters and the Search for the Language of Nature. Ohio University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)West, Michael, 1937-. Transcendental Wordplay: America's Romantic Punsters and the Search for the Language of Nature Ohio University Press, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)West, Michael. Transcendental Wordplay: America's Romantic Punsters and the Search for the Language of Nature Ohio University Press, 2000.
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