| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
128 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-125). |
| Summary |
A New Yorker film critic and author of American Sucker evaluates the cultural consequences of snide and sarcastic language that has become pervasive in today's political, entertainment, and other public arenas, in an assessment that cites the importance of developing true wit instead of insult-based forms of communication. |
| Contents |
The first fit: the republic of snark -- The second fit: a brief, highly intermittent history of snark, part 1 -- The third fit: a brief, highly intermittent history of snark, part 2 -- The fourth fit: anatomy of a style -- The fifth fit: the conscience of a snarker -- The sixth fit: Maureen Dowd -- The seventh fit: what is not snark. |
| Subject |
Invective.
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Invective -- Humor.
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Wit and humor -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
9781416599456 |
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1416599452 |
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