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Will Cuppy American Satirist
Author | : Wes D. Gehring |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2013-10-11 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781476601915 |
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Back in the golden age of humor books (late 1920s–early 1950s), when wits of the pantheon like Robert Benchley, James Thurber, and S.J. Perelman were producing their signature works, there was another singular satirist who more than held his own with such fast company: Will Cuppy (1884–1949). This factual funnyman’s métier is dark comedy that flirts with nihilism. His agenda is baldly stated in such classic Cuppy book titles as How to Be a Hermit (1929), How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes (1931), and The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950). This biography doubles as a critical study of a satirist whose shish-kebabing of humanity was often done through the veiled anthropomorphic use of animals. For a biographer, Will Cuppy represents a treasure trove of possibilities. He was a great humorist, and most of his best work is still in print, but until now he has never been the subject of a book-length study. His mesmerizingly complex and eccentric private life almost trumps the comic accomplishments of his public persona.
How to Be a Hermit or a Bachelor Keeps House
Author | : Will Cuppy |
Publsiher | : Rare Treasure Editions |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2024-03-26T00:00:00Z |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 9781774647127 |
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From the author of funny classics like “How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes” and “The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody.” Here in “How to Be a Hermit” are humorous essays and stories discussing house cleaning, cooking, sardines, spinach, clams, lettuce, cabbage, beans, coffee, budgets, entertaining, and the holidays. Will Cuppy (1884-1949) wrote extensively on his life as a hermit, the natural world, and just about anything else that proved the world was out to get him. Think of this book like a humorous memoir by a financially-challenged book reviewer living alone in a shack on an island off Long Island, New York, in the 1920s. “How to be a Hermit” first published in 1929, now public domain, was his first bestseller. Hilarious stuff!
Will Cuppy American Satirist
Author | : Wes D. Gehring |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2013-10-16 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780786469611 |
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Back in the golden age of humor books (late 1920s-early 1950s), when wits of the pantheon like Robert Benchley, James Thurber, and S.J. Perelman were producing their signature works, there was another singular satirist who more than held his own with such fast company: Will Cuppy (1884-1949). This factual funnyman's metier is dark comedy that flirts with nihilism. His agenda is baldly stated in such classic Cuppy book titles as How to Be a Hermit (1929), How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes (1931), and The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950). This biography doubles as a critical study of a satirist whose shish-kebabing of humanity was often done through the veiled anthropomorphic use of animals. For a biographer, Will Cuppy represents a treasure trove of possibilities. He was a great humorist, and most of his best work is still in print, but until now he has never been the subject of a book-length study. His mesmerizingly complex and eccentric private life almost trumps the comic accomplishments of his public persona.
How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes
Author | : Will Cuppy |
Publsiher | : David R. Godine Publisher |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 156792297X |
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A survey of life on earth, in all its variety and pagentry, by a very annoyed humorist. From early man, the Neanderthal, Cro-Magnon, to irascible observations on mankind and the animal kingdom today (including "Birds I Could Do Without"), Will Cuppy, a perennially perturbed hermit, is your guide in these are very funny essays. For eight years, from 1921 to 1929, Will Cuppy lived alone on Jones Island, off Long Island's South Shore. From that outpost, he gained a reputation for his factual but funny magazine articles and wrote the book, How to be a Hermit, his first bestseller. His last, The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody, was left unfinished after Cuppy's death in 1949 and has become a classic of American humor. In between (among other titles) was this very funny collection. First published in 1931, the subjects include "What I Hate About Spring," "Awful Mammals," and "Why Be a Rhinoceros?" Great for anyone who loves classic American humor.
How to Become Extinct
Author | : Will Cuppy |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 1941 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 0226128261 |
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Humorous essays poke fun at the natural world, extinct animals, pet snakes, and the noises of fish
How to Attract the Wombat
Author | : Will Cuppy |
Publsiher | : David R. Godine Publisher |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 1567921566 |
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A survey of the animal kingdom in which the nocturnal and tunneling wombat is awarded the greatest praise. Will Cuppy was something like the Larry David of the mid-20th century. From his perch as a staff writer at The New Yorker, Cuppy observed the world and found a great deal that annoyed him. This collection of essays on animals includes "Birds Who Can't Even Fly," "Optional Insects," "Octopuses and Those Things", and "How to Swat a Fly," which codifies the essentials in ten hilarious principles. And three essays on wombats. Perfect reading for the perplexed, befuddled, and perpetually irritated.
How to Get from January to December
Author | : Will Cuppy |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : American wit and humor |
ISBN | : UCAL:$B111914 |
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3D Sweeties
Author | : Julian Glander |
Publsiher | : Fantagraphics Books |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2019-03-20 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 9781683961802 |
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In a digitally drawn, three-dimensional universe, characters grapple with interior decorating woes, amorous microbiology, and where to find the absolute most aspirational succulents. Readers will fall in love with “America’s favorite mug,” Cuppy; hear the familial bickering of sentient purple slime molds; and encounter Sarah Something and her musings about gaming culture and conceptual art.