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Merry Wives and Others

A History of Domestic Humor Writing

By: Penelope Fritzer,Bartholomew Bland

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Merry Wives and Others

A History of Domestic Humor Writing

By: Penelope Fritzer,Bartholomew Bland

In many ways, the history of domestic humor writing is also a history of domestic life in the twentieth century. For many years, domestic humor was written primarily by females; significant contributions from male writers began as times and family structures changed. It remains timeless because of its basis on the relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, houses and inhabitants, pets and their owners, chores and their doers, and neighbors. This work is a historical and literary survey of humorists who wrote about home. It begins with a chapter on the social context of and attitudes toward traditional domestic roles and housewives. The following chapters, beginning with the 1920s and continuing through today, cover the different time periods and the foremost American domestic humorists, and the humor written by surrogate parents, grown children about their childhood families, husbands, and Canadian and English writers. Also covered are the differences among various writers toward traditional domestic roles--some, like Erma Bombeck and Judith Viorst, embraced them, while others, like Caryl Kristenson and Marilyn Kentz, resisted them. Common themes, such as the isolation and competitiveness of housework, home as an idealized metaphysical goal and ongoing physical challenge, and the urban, suburban, and rural life, are also explored.

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McFarland

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0786480645

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Mighty Machines (LEGO Nonfiction)

A LEGO Adventure in the Real World

By: Penelope Arlon

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Mighty Machines (LEGO Nonfiction)

A LEGO Adventure in the Real World

By: Penelope Arlon

Did you know that the biggest plane in the world can fly at up to 8 miles in the air or that the biggest digger in the world is a heavy as four hundred cars?Join the LEGO(R) minifigures as they learn about giant construction vehicles like diggers and bulldozers to cargo ships and airplanes carrying things everywhere. They'll even learn about rockets that take astronauts into space! Bursting with stunning photographs, fun facts, mini comics, building ideas, and stickers, Mighty Machines is the perfect book for any young reader.The LEGO(R) nonfiction series is exceptional as it combines the world's most powerful toy brand with the most trusted name in children's publishing.

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Scholastic Inc.

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1338222201

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9781338222203

Merry Wives and Others

A History of Domestic Humor Writing

By: Penelope Fritzer,Bartholomew Bland

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A History of Domestic Humor Writing

By: Penelope Fritzer,Bartholomew Bland

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0786480645

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9780786480647

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Merry Wives and Others

Merry Wives and Others

Mighty Machines (LEGO Nonfiction)

Mighty Machines (LEGO Nonfiction)

Merry Wives and Others

Merry Wives and Others

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