10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGMAN»
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legman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
legman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor
These folk texts are authentically transcribed in their innocent and sometimes violent entirety.
2
Funny Peculiar: Gershon
Legman and the Psychopathology of Humor
Why do we laugh? In Funny Peculiar, Mikita Brottman demurs from recent scholarship that takes laughter-- and the broader domain of humor and the comical--as a liberating social force and an endearing aspect of self-expression.
3
Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, ...
Gershon Legman goes further by emphasizing Marlowe's susceptibility to
masculine charm. As evidence, Legman points to Marlowe's description of Red,
whom he encounters on the Bay City dock and asks to help him get aboard the ...
4
Storytellers: Folktales & Legends from the South
ADDING INSULT TO INJURY. Legman, No Laughing Matter, 2:778-79, 915;
Abrahams, Deep Down, pp. 196-98; Dance, Shuckin', no. 135, p. 75; cf. Brewer,
The Word, pp. 14-15. THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Type 901, "Taming of the
Shrew ...
5
Beat Culture: Lifestyles, Icons, and Impact
Once described as “the Diderot of the dirty joke,” Gershon Legman, who died in
1999, influenced Beat culture, and his erudition in the field of sexual humor
remains unsurpassed. Alfred Kinsey's first official bibliographer, Legman's work
was ...
6
Fascinating Origami: 101 Models by Adolfo Cerceda
Having examined the creations that Mr. I. Adolfo Cerceda kept for himself, we
shall now proceed to those which he entrusted to Mr. Gershon Legman during
their correspondence, which began in 1959. We would like to express our
gratitude to ...
7
Everything You Know About Sex Is Wrong: The Disinformation ...
Gershon Legman—folklorist, sexologist, and social critic—chose this old French
saying to name the homestead he made for himself in the south of France. It
carried for him those senses of radical personal freedom: away from the city,
away ...
8
Sex and Humor: Selections from the Kinsey Institute
It's certainly ttue that Legman endorses an enthusiastically hererosexual stance,
and refers more than once to his conviction that homosexualiry is a dangerous "
perversion" that can be cured. Those who knew him point out that, as a long-time
...
Catherine Johnson, Betsy Stirratt, John Bancroft, 2002
9
So Ole Says to Lena: Folk Humor of the Upper Midwest
There are, however, problems with Legman's magnum opus, not the least being
that he focuses solely on texts and has little to say about contexts, joke tellers,
and audiences. Further, he presents jokes not exactly as collected but as retold
by ...
Yet the most curious tale of all is the amazing transformation of a reluctant young cowboy into a world-class literary figure who has spent his life not only writing books, but rounding them up the way he once rounded up cattle.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGMAN»
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legman is used in the context of the following news items.
The Statesman: They know where to go…
It was a second volume edited by G Legman and published by Panther. I was sure of a volume like this in my study but was not certain about ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
"Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee, Harper, 2015, 278 pages, $27.99
She's working on a relationship with Henry Clinton, Atticus' "legman" and Jean Louise's "lifelong friend, her brother's comrade, and if he kept on ... «Anniston Star, Jul 15»
New Harper Lee novel presents an unsaintly Atticus Finch
It was natural for him to engage Henry, and in due course Henry became Atticus's legman, his eyes, and his hands”. Donna Seaman, senior ... «Ledger Gazette, Jul 15»
Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman: mythbusting or manipulation?
It was natural for him to engage Henry, and in due course Henry became Atticus's legman, his eyes, and his hands. Henry had always ... «Scholars and Rogues, Jul 15»
Go Set A Watchman's first chapter released: what to expect from …
With the death of Jem in the intervening years, he returned to Maycomb to work as Atticus' legman - he's also now pipped to take over the law ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
With ordination looming, Crown Point man looks forward to highs …
... Jack Mabley, then a popular columnist for Chicago's American newspaper, interviewed Kenan Heise, for an assistant, or "legman," position in ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
Saying 'I do' ... with a drone
Newlyweds Kyle Legman and Michelle Sheivachman kiss as they pose for their wedding pictures under storm clouds, across from New York's ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
The military option to block Iran's nukes
When pressed whether he would prefer not to be engaged in this negotiation at all, Cotton reminds The Atlantic legman of the House sanctions ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
The Cotton Doctrine
the Atlantic legman asks. Replies Mr. Cotton: “In security matters, this is almost always the case,” adding that the world probably wishes that ... «New York Sun, Apr 15»
Evanston author's journey from monastery to journalism's front lines
A Chicago priest had recommended Heise to Mabley, who was unsatisfied with some of the conservative material his former legman appeared ... «Chicago Tribune, Mar 15»
