[Free read ebook] The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics
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| #18417 in Books | VINGR | 2012-04-03 | 2012-04-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.60 x5.20l,.41 | File Name: 1592406750 | 240 pages
||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Clowning Glory|By Counterfeit-Bill|Serendipity has also been kind to John Pollak. Just when I thought the pun was an affliction, his book illuminates punning as deserving affection. Attention class clowns; you have been exonerated, after all these years by The Pun Also Rises. Finally, someone has demonstrated your wisecracks have been a talent deserving recognition. |"A compelling exegesis on what puns are and why they matter." — The Los Angeles Times||"A fun, cogent argument in favor of a dubious, often-damned art." — Kirkus s||"He tells us, with a clarity unusual for the subject,
A funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns, the people who make them, and this derided wordplay's remarkable impact on human history.
In The Pun Also Rises, John Pollack-a former World Pun Champion and presidential speechwriter for Bill Clinton-explains why puns matter: They revolutionized language and played a pivotal role in making the modern world possible. Skillfully weaving together stories and evidence from history, brain science, pop ...
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