Art of Punning «
http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Sheridan | | A long paragraph about thomas sheridan (1687-1738) and his treatise on punning , plus mention of his correspondence with jonathan swift. |
Author's Defense «
http://geocities.com/sanskritpuns99/defense.html | | Claims that jonathan swift's love of wordplay and languages is fertile ground for sanskritic wordplay in gulliver's travels , including the fact that gulliver gave permission for readers to " adjust" the story. |
Commentary on Puns «
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/merrill/puns.htm | | James merrill's overview on punning. |
Confessions Of A Humorist «
http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1009/ | | Commentary on punning and humor by o henry. |
Examples of Tropes in Puns «
http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Figures/Groupings/OF%20WORDPLAY.HTM | | Technical analysis of paranomasia , onomatopoeia , antanaclasis and syllepsis. |
Lowest Form of Wit «
http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000609.htm | | Commentary on puns involving freud , jesus and playwrights , plus links. |
Palindromes «
http://www.growndodo.com/wordplay/palindromes/index.html | | Commentary on palindromes plus a 306-word palindrome. |
Palindromes (Part One) «
http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000131.htm | | Historical essay about word palindromes from ancient greece to modern times. |
Pun-Smoke «
http://www.greenmanreview.com/film/film_punsmoke.html | | Maria nutick's commentary on puns , oliver wendell holmes , and richard lederer. |
Puns of Steel «
http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2000-05-12/books_feature.html | | Clay smith's article on the science of interpreting puns as viewed by audience members of the 23rd annual o. henry pun-off world championships. |
Richard Lederer's Verbivore «
http://www.verbivore.com/ | | Covers wordplay and puns plus his works , analyses of language and links. invites email on the subjects. |
The Atrium «
http://atrium-media.com/goldenthreads/latinpuns.html | | A technical , literary-oriented string of letters from viewers commenting on puns in classical latin works. |
The Pun FAQtory «
http://www.irregardless.net/punster/puns.html | | Covers the history and styling of punning. the unofficial faq for the usenet newsgroup alt. humor. puns. |
Words and Stuff «
http://www.kith.org/logos/words/words.html | | An occasional column commenting on words and wordplay. |
Yahoo! Groups: Puns-of-the-Day «
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/puns-of-the-day/ | | An ever-growing group of punsters who swap puns. seeks new members. |
