Forms of humour in Sinclair Lewis' novels "Main Street" and "Babbitt"
Volker Beckmann
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft
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Essay from the year 1990 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 3,0, Bielefeld University (Fakultät für Literaturwissenschaft), course: Humor in American Fiction, language: English, abstract: In this work the author discusses forms of humour in Sinclair Lewis' novels "Main Street" and "Babbitt" and tries to show his artistic use of humour. The author unveils the reflection of humour as satirical bitterness, ironical incongruity and joking, playful language. Therefore, the author examines contrast as a satirical device, invectives, caricature, parody, mimicry and colloquialism in Lewis’ work.
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humor, satire, implied author, implied reader, parody, authorial tone, style in fiction, colloquialism, banter, irony