The pun also rises : how the humble pun revolutionized language, changed history, and made wordplay more than some antics /

A funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns, the people who make them, and this derided wordplay's remarkable impact on history. The pun is commonly dismissed as the lowest form of wit, and punsters are often unpopular for their obsessive wordplay. But such attitudes are relatively re...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Pollack, John
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Gotham Books, [2011]
Subjects:	Puns and punning. English language > Humor.
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!