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001 2008050435
003 DLC
005 20091026135515.0
008 081120s2009 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2008050435
020 $a9781416599456
020 $a1416599452
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn232127369
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050 00 $aPN6231.I65$bD46 2009
050 4 $aHM
082 00 $a809/.7$222
100 1 $aDenby, David.
245 10 $aSnark :$ba polemic in seven fits /$cDavid Denby.
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2009.
300 $a128 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 123-125).
520 $aA New Yorker film critic and author of American Sucker evaluates the cultural consequences of snide and sarcastic language that has become pervasive in today's political, entertainment, and other public arenas, in an assessment that cites the importance of developing true wit instead of insult-based forms of communication.
505 0 $aThe first fit: the republic of snark -- The second fit: a brief, highly intermittent history of snark, part 1 -- The third fit: a brief, highly intermittent history of snark, part 2 -- The fourth fit: anatomy of a style -- The fifth fit: the conscience of a snarker -- The sixth fit: Maureen Dowd -- The seventh fit: what is not snark.
650 0 $aInvective.
650 0 $aInvective$vHumor.
650 0 $aWit and humor$xSocial aspects.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008050435-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008050435-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0904/2008050435-s.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0904/2008050435-t.html