Joys of Italian Humor
Published on 4. June 1997
Book
Hardback
364 pages
978-0-8246-0255-0 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of anecdotes, short stories, play excerpts, jokes, quips, and proverbs features literally hundreds of characters from the jesters of the Renaissance to the politicos of today. It provides an entertaining overview of 2,500 years of Italian wit and humor. The hardcover edition of this title, originally published in 1997, is available on-demand. Also available in Kindle, Nook, and other popular eBook formats.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
741 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8246-0255-0 (9780824602550)
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Henry D. Spalding, a native of New York City, was a reporter for the New York Mirror and the Journal. While a member of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., he was an accredited White House correspondent.In the 1950s he moved to Los Angeles, where he was active as editor and publisher of Deejay, Disc, andTop Ten--all music magazines--as well as of Talent News , a show-business trade journal. Mr. Spalding's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JEWISH HUMOR was issued in 1969 and has since gone through many editions. This was followed by ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BLACK FOLKLORE AND HUMOR, JOYS OF IRISH HUMOR, and JOYS OF ITALIAN HUMOR AND FOLKLORE, all of which have established him as one of the leading experts on ethnic humor.