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2009

Format:	Book
Author:	Denby, David, 1943-
Title:	Snark : a polemic in seven fits / David Denby.
Edition:	1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Description:	128 pages ; 23 cm
Summary:	A 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.
Subjects:	Invective. Invective -- Humor. Wit and humor -- Social aspects.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-125).
Contents:	The 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.
Web Site:	Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description
LCCN:	2008050435
ISBN:	9781416599456 1416599452
Other Number:	232127369
System Availability:	2
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	234037
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Call Number:	809.7 Denby

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