Comic Belles Lettres Patrice Buzzanell and students in honor of

and students in honor of his decades of scholarship and leadership in the field of biblical archaeology

chasing pirates on the high seas

the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the industry

two substantial critiques by specialists from outside the field explore the issues raised in this book from a feminist perspective as well as from a post-modem view of the wider theoretical context within which foreign policy analysis is embedded

and the cavalry battle involving not only Stuart but also George Armstrong Custer east of Gettysburg on July 3

Comic Belles Lettres Patrice Buzzanell and students in honor ofComic Belles Lettres presents a significant rethinking of standard categories in scholarship on antebellum American humor such as Old Southwest humorists and literary comedians to provide a richer analysis of the comic writers of the period. By introducing an alternative aesthetic category, "comic belles lettres," and placing it in a transnational context, James E. Caron details a robust cross cultural background that includes British and American