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Studies in Jocular Literature

by William Carew Hazlitt

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  1. 1Chapter I — Introductory Remarks on the Real Use and Importance of…
  2. 2Chapter II
  3. 3Chapter III — Literature and the Drama as Contributories to Jocular…
  4. 4Chapter IV
  5. 5Chapter V
  6. 6Chapter VI — The Greek Anthology — Greek Epigrams — Herodotus — Ari…
  7. 7Chapter VII — Formulation of the Jest — Editorial Treatment of Stor…
  8. 8Chapter VIII — The Same Subject Continued — The Anecdote-monger
  9. 9Chapter IX
  10. 10Chapter X
  11. 11Chapter XI — The Ballad and the Nursery Rhyme — Philosophical Side…
  12. 12Chapter XII — Continental Influence — The “Ana” — The “Convivial Di…
  13. 13Chapter XIII — The “Hundred Merry Tales” — The Authorship Discussed
  14. 14Chapter XIV
  15. 15Chapter XV — Facetious Biographies
  16. 16Chapter XVI — Analecta
  17. 17Chapter XVII — The Subject Continued
  18. 18Chapter XVIII
  19. 19Chapter XIX
  20. 20Chapter XX

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