Kvetching and Shpritzing

Jewish Humor in American Popular Culture

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Jewish humor, with its rational skepticism and cutting social criticism, permeates American popular culture. Scholars of humor--from Sigmund Freud to Woody Allen--have studied the essence of the Jewish joke, at once a defense mechanism against a hostile world and a means of cultural affirmation.Where did this wit originate? Why do Jewish humorists work at the margins of so many diverse cultures? What accounts for the longevity of the Jewish joke? Do oppressed people, as African American author Ralph Ellison suggested, slip their yoke when they change the joke? Citing examples from prominent humorists and stand-up comics, this book examines the phenomenon of Jewish humor from its biblical origins to its prevalence in the modern diaspora, revealing a mother lode of wit in language, literature, folklore, music and history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-10-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786494828

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Komedi och stand-up inom Kultur
Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Retired history professor from Long Island University, Joseph Dorinson lives in Floral Park, New York.

Recensioner i media

“Jewish humor has remained alive and well in the United States, and Kvetcing and Shpritzing celebrates this phenomenon both thoroughly and enjoyably!”—Humor Journal Review; “fascinating work of history, scholarship, and philosophy”—Jewish Currents; “an invaluable history of important Jewish humorists in America that is at once enlightening and enjoyable. And it’s pretty funny, too”—Studies in American Humor; “Jewish humor has remained alive and well in the United States, and Kvetching and Shpritzing celebrates this phenomenon thoroughly and enjoyably.”—De Gruyter Mouton; “Kvetching and Shpritzing is thought-provoking, meticulously researched, and by the way, funny as hell. I envy readers about to turn to page one.”—Lawrence Richards, Writer-Producer, When Comedy Went to School.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Joseph BoskinPrefaceIntroduction—Jewish Humor: Mechanism for Defense, Weapon for Cultural AffirmationOne. God, Jokes and Money: A Subversive Look at Jewish HumorTwo. Jewish Men and Women in VaudevilleThree. YiddishFour. Funny Jews: Up from the Catskills—Danny Kaye and Sid CaesarFive. Catskill Alumni from BrooklynSix. A Sacred Monster in Lamb’s Clothing: Jerry LewisSeven. Comedy’s Changing Landscape: Two Jews and a Black Crossover ArtistEight. Jewish Humor in LiteratureNine. Dialectical Jewish Humor: Mickey Katz, Sam Levenson and Jackie MasonTen. Up from the Bronx: Red Buttons, Billy Crystal and Robert KleinEleven. Sitcoms from Benny to SeinfeldTwelve. Shpritzing and Jiving: Jews and BlacksThirteen. Yip’s Rainbow: Songs of Social SignificanceFourteen. Coda: Around the World in Eighty Jokes PlusChapter NotesBibliographyIndex