LEADER 00000cam a2200433Ka 4500 001 525383939 003 OCoLC 005 20110124063025.0 008 100222s2009 nyu b 000 0 eng d 010 2008050435 019 320802479 020 9781416599463 (pbk.) 020 1416599460 (pbk.) 035 (PFA-BOOKS)12761 040 KKM|cKKM|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dCUY 050 14 PN6231.I65|bD46 2010 082 04 809.7|222 090 PN6231.I65|bD46 2010 100 1 Denby, David. 245 10 Snark :|ba polemic in seven fits /|cDavid Denby. 250 1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed. 260 New York :|bSimon & Schuster Paperbacks,|c2009. 300 128 p. ;|c22 cm. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-125). 505 0 The first fit: the republic of snark -- The second fit: a brief, highly intermittent history of snark, part 1 -- The third fit: a brief, highly intermittent history of snark, part 2 -- The fourth fit: anatomy of a style -- The fifth fit: the conscience of a snarker -- The sixth fit: Maureen Dowd -- The seventh fit: what is not snark. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating.|5CBPF. 520 A New Yorker film critic and author of American Sucker evaluates the cultural consequences of snide and sarcastic language that has become pervasive in today's political, entertainment, and other public arenas, in an assessment that cites the importance of developing true wit instead of insult-based forms of communication. 650 0 Invective. 650 0 Invective|vHumor. 650 0 Wit and humor|xSocial aspects. 946 PFA PN6231.I65D46 2010. Record created 2011/01/24 by sw. 956 pfsw 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140914 964 PFA PN6231.I65D46 2010. |bCAT/A 994 C0|bCUY