TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kercher,Stephen E.
TI  - Revel with a cause: liberal satire in postwar America 
SN  - 9780226431659 (electronic bk.)
AV  - PS438 .K47 2006eb
U1  - 817/.5409358 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Satire, American
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Politics and literature
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - American literature
KW  - Liberalism
KW  - Liberalism in literature
KW  - HUMOR
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Satire
KW  - swd
KW  - USA
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Bill Mauldin and the politics of postwar American satire -- "We shall meet the enemy" -- Comic revenge -- "Truth grinning in a solemn, canting world" -- Spontaneous irony -- "We hope you like us, Jack" -- "Are there any groups here I haven't offended yet?" -- "Well-aimed ridicule" -- Mocking Dr. Stangelove -- "Sophisticated daring" -- Satire that would "Gag a goat."
N2  - We live in a time much like the postwar era. A time of arch political conservatism and vast social conformity. A time in which our nation's leaders question and challenge the patriotism of those who oppose their policies. But before there was Jon Stewart, Al Franken, or Bill Maher, there were Mort Sahl, Stan Freberg, and Lenny Bruce--liberal satirists who, through their wry and scabrous comedic routines, waged war against the political ironies, contradictions, and hypocrisies of their times. Revel with a Cause is their story. Stephen Kercher here provides the first comprehensive look at the sat
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