Humor: Its Theory and Technique, with Examples and Samples; a Book of Discovery, Volume 10 |
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
FUN WITH WORDS | 16 |
PARODY BURLESQUE AND MISTRANSLATION | 42 |
Copyright | |
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