Li L Abner: A Study in American Satire

by Arthur Asa Berger

Book Overview

Southwest literary humor and Yiddish humor collided in the ever-popular comic strip "Li'l Abner," From 1936 to 1977, when it ceased publication, this comic strip entertained, annoyed, riled, and amused legions of readers. Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae, Mammy and Pappy Yokum, Moonbeam McSwine, Marryin' Sam, and Sadie Hawkins became pillars in American popular culture, and Dogpatch became a symbol, an emblem, and a community in mainstream U.S.A.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878057137
• ISBN13: 9780878057139
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"