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American Comics - A History by Jeremy Dauber
Category: History
Comics have conquered America. From our multiplexes, where Marvel and DC movies reign supreme, to our television screens, where comics-based shows like The Walking Dead have become among the most popular in cable history, to convention halls, best-seller lists, Pulitzer Prize-winning titles, and MacArth ...Show more
American Scary - A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Jeremy Dauber
Category: History
From the acclaimed author of American Comics and Jewish Comedy comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, cinema, and, ultimately, culture--from the taut, terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe to the grisly, lingering films of Jo ...Show more
Jewish Comedy: A Serious History by Jeremy Dauber (Columbia University)
Category: History
In a work of scholarship both erudite and funny, Jeremy Dauber traces the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter. Organising his book thematically into what he calls the seven strands of Jewish comedy (including the Satirical, the Witty and the Vulgar), Da ...Show more
Jewish Comedy - A Serious History by Jeremy Dauber
Category: History
In a major work of scholarship that explores the funny side of some very serious business (and vice versa), Jeremy Dauber examines the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter. Organizing Jewish comedy into "seven strands"--including the satirical, the witty ...Show more
The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem by Jeremy Dauber
Category: Biography Memoir | Series: Jewish Encounters Ser.
The first comprehensive biography of one of the most beloved authors of all time: the creator of "Tevye the Dairyman," the stories that inspired "Fiddler on the Roof." Novelist, playwright, journalist, essayist, and editor, Sholem Aleichem was one of the founding giants of modern Yiddish literature and ...Show more
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