Let there be laughter : [a treasury of great Jewish humor and what it all means] / Michael Krasny.
Michael Krasny has been telling Jewish jokes since his bar mitzvah, and it's been said that he knows more of them than anyone on the planet. He certainly states his case in this wise, enlightening, and hilarious book that not only collects the best of Jewish humor passed down from generation to generation, but explains the cultural expressions and anxieties behind the laughs. With his background as a scholar and public-radio host, Krasny delves deeply into the themes, topics, and form of Jewish humor: chauvinism undercut by irony and self-mockery, the fear of losing cultural identity through assimilation, the importance of vocal inflection in joke-telling, and calls to communal memory, including the use of Yiddish.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681683850
- ISBN: 1681683857
- Physical Description: 5 audio discs (5.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [Minneapolis, MN] : HighBridge Audio, ℗2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Subtitle from container. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by the author. |
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Subject: | Jewish wit and humor. Jews > Humor > History and criticism. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | 817.6 K89L 2016 (Text) | 33126021595495 | Compact Discs Nonfiction | Available | - |