TY - BOOK AU - Kercher,Stephen E. TI - Revel with a cause: liberal satire in postwar America SN - 9780226431659 AV - PS438 .K47 2006eb U1 - 817/.5409358 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Satire, American KW - History and criticism KW - Politics and literature KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - American literature KW - Liberalism KW - Liberalism in literature KW - Politique et littérature KW - États-Unis KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - Littérature américaine KW - Histoire et critique KW - Libéralisme KW - Libéralisme dans la littérature KW - HUMOR KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Satire KW - gnd KW - USA KW - swd KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Bill Mauldin and the politics of postwar American satire -- "We shall meet the enemy" -- Comic revenge -- "Truth grinning in a solemn, canting world" -- Spontaneous irony -- "We hope you like us, Jack" -- "Are there any groups here I haven't offended yet?" -- "Well-aimed ridicule" -- Mocking Dr. Stangelove -- "Sophisticated daring" -- Satire that would "Gag a goat." N2 - We live in a time much like the postwar era. A time of arch political conservatism and vast social conformity. A time in which our nation's leaders question and challenge the patriotism of those who oppose their policies. But before there was Jon Stewart, Al Franken, or Bill Maher, there were Mort Sahl, Stan Freberg, and Lenny Bruce--liberal satirists who, through their wry and scabrous comedic routines, waged war against the political ironies, contradictions, and hypocrisies of their times. Revel with a Cause is their story. Stephen Kercher here provides the first comprehensive look at the sat UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=324626 ER -