Art of Punning
A long paragraph about Thomas Sheridan (1687-1738) and his treatise on punning, plus mention of his correspondence with Jonathan Swift.
Author's Defense
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 re…
Examples of Tropes in Puns
Technical analysis of paranomasia, onomatopoeia, antanaclasis and syllepsis.
Lowest Form of Wit
Commentary on puns involving Freud, Jesus and playwrights, plus links.
Palindromes (Part One)
Historical essay about word palindromes from ancient Greece to modern times.
Punch Puns
Historical commentary on this famous British magazine's punning in 1841-2. Contains punnish lithographs as examples.
Puns of Steel
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
Covers wordplay and puns plus his works, analyses of language and links. Invites email on the subjects.
The Atrium
A technical, literary-oriented string of letters from viewers commenting on puns in classical Latin works.
The Pun FAQtory
Covers the history and styling of punning. The unofficial FAQ for the UseNet newsgroup alt.humor.puns.
Yahoo! Groups: Puns-of-the-Day
An ever-growing group of punsters who swap puns. Seeks new members.
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