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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Kersten, Holger |
| Title, Monographic | Dimensionen literarischer Kreativitaet: Eine Untersuchung zum Phaenomen englisch-deutscher Sprachmischung in Texten der amerikanischen Populaerkultur |
| Publisher | Unpublished Habilitationsschrift an der Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel |
| Date of Publication | 1999 |
| Extent of Work | 456 |
| Abstract | Kersten examines the use of dialect (or "nonstandard language") humor in American popular culture, concentrating on the phenomenon of "Dutch dialect." Discusses how such authors and performers as Charles Godfrey Leland (creator of the Hans Breitmann ballads), Charles H. Harris, Charles Follen Adams, Joseph C. Aby, Julian Ralph, George V. Hobart, Rudolph Dirks (creator of the Katzenjammer Kids), Joseph K. Emmet, Weber and Fields, the Rogers Brothers, Kolb and Dill, Jess Dandy, Joseph Cawthorn, Sam Bernard, and Jack Pearl as Baron Munchausen utilized a mixture of English and German words and grammatical constructions in their fields. Concludes that such usages exhibit great creative potential and stand as important precursors to literary modernism. |
| Notes | Kreativität, Phänomen, Populärkultur, Universität; donated by Holger Kersten (2004) |
| Call Number | MKI Dissertations |
| MKI Terms | Dialects/ Language, German (US) -- Dialects/ Language, German (US) -- Social aspects/ Literature, American/ Poetry/ Humor & Satire/ Language influence/ Linguistics/ Leland, Charles Godfrey/ Adams, Charles Follen/ Harris, Charles H./ Hobart, George V./ Ralph, Julian/ Theater & Drama/ Theater & Drama |