Verbal Wit

Verbal Wit is a rhetorical device in Renaissance comedy consisting of clever, often humorous language characterized by puns, wordplay, and syntactic ingenuity that distinguishes itself through its intellectual dexterity and capacity to reveal social or character dynamics within dramatic discourse.

16

Publications

953

Citations

17

Authors

6

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

0

Authors

17

  1. YT
    Yvonne Treadwell

    Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  2. AA
    Ainslie Armstrong McLees

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  3. BL
    Bracha Lichtenberg‐Ettinger

    1 publications · 32 citations

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  4. AC
    Arthur C. Graesser

    University of Memphis, United States

    1 publications · 272 citations

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  5. WL
    William L. Davis

    University of Michigan, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 281 citations

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  2. Parallax

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  3. ELH

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  4. Text and Performance Quarterly

    TPQ · 1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. Quarterly Journal of Speech

    1 publications · 34 citations

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