Wit's end : what wit is, how it works, and why we need it
Geary, James, 1962-2019
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Click and Collect for Wit's end : what wit is, how it works, and why we need itIn this engaging book, James Geary explores every facet of wittiness, from its role in innovation to why puns are the highest form of wit. Adopting a different style for each chapter--from dramatic dialogue to sermon, heroic couplets to a barroom monologue--Geary embodies wit in all its forms. Wit's End agilely balances psychology, folktales, visual art, and literary history with lighthearted humor and acute insight, demonstrating that wit and wisdom are really the same thing.
Main title:
Wit's end : what wit is, how it works, and why we need it / James Geary.
Author:
Geary, James, 1962-, author
Imprint:
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2019.©2019
Collation:
xii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780393357592 (paperback)0393357597 (paperback)
Dewey class:
809.7
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
375985
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature | 809.7 GEA | Available |
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