Learn how to expand the humor in your imagination into the most fulfilling and fun-filled genres in creative writing - from comedy to a satirical essay to a joke monologue - with the help of "Writing Humor", the first textbook of its kind for college students.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Yes, You in the Back Row (Most Frequently Asked Questions)
Chapter 2
So What Exactly Is "Humor"?
Chapter 3
Simple Techniques for Writing Humor
Chapter 4
Concreteness
Chapter 5
Still Nobody Laughed. What Then?
Chapter 6
Comedy
Chapter 7
Slapstick
Chapter 8
Stuck? Writer's Block?
Chapter 9
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, Not Again, Not Again
Chapter 10
Script Writing
Chapter 11
Satire: Whatever It Is, I'm Against It
Chapter 12
Irony and Wit
Chapter 13
Grotesque (Black), Sick, and Absurd Humor
Chapter 14
Nonsense
Chapter 15
Light Verse
Chapter 16
Parody and Burlesque
Chapter 17
"Have You Heard the One about...?"
Chapter 18
So, How All You Guys Doin' Tonight?
Chapter 19
The Literary Monologue
Chapter 20
Ok, So Who Threw the Tomato? --From the Table of Contents --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Chapter 1
Yes, You in the Back Row (Most Frequently Asked Questions)
Chapter 2
So What Exactly Is "Humor"?
Chapter 3
Simple Techniques for Writing Humor
Chapter 4
Concreteness
Chapter 5
Still Nobody Laughed. What Then?
Chapter 6
Comedy
Chapter 7
Slapstick
Chapter 8
Stuck? Writer's Block?
Chapter 9
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, Not Again, Not Again
Chapter 10
Script Writing
Chapter 11
Satire: Whatever It Is, I'm Against It
Chapter 12
Irony and Wit
Chapter 13
Grotesque (Black), Sick, and Absurd Humor
Chapter 14
Nonsense
Chapter 15
Light Verse
Chapter 16
Parody and Burlesque
Chapter 17
"Have You Heard the One about...?"
Chapter 18
So, How All You Guys Doin' Tonight?
Chapter 19
The Literary Monologue
Chapter 20
Ok, So Who Threw the Tomato? --From the Table of Contents --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From the Publisher
Providing both theory and praxis, this insightful and creative textbook explains how to write humor, comedy, satire, parody, nonsense, and both the literary and the joke monologue. Through its close analyses of short stories, sketches, essays and scripts, it is a must-read for serious and not-so-serious writers of every genre. Guiding aspiring writers through the many techniques for creating humor, it illustrates and analyzes what works and what doesn't, suggests ways to energize passages that fall flat, and offers insights into brainstorming, team writing, and revision.
This book includes the history and cultural background of each major genre, followed by a rich array of writing exercises. Readers will find an inventive selection of examples to learn from, including a script from M*A*S*H and pieces by such humorists as Woody Allen, Ogden Nash, and Art Buchwad - and by students as well.
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