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Popular satirist Joe Queenan, "the lunch-pail Voltaire of our times," proves that cynicism in literature flourished long before Generation X in this acerbic compendium of the best satirical writing through the centuries. Now in paperback, it includes engaging, readable works by Wilde, Twain,... read more
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For more than two millennia, audiences and critics alike have termed the work of Athens' fifth-century B.C. playwrights the "Old Comedy," a dramatic form that grew out of early Dionysian rites.
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- Joe Queenan (Author)
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