Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleTHE OLD AGE OF AMERICAN JESTBOOKS.AuthorsZall, P.M.AbstractFocuses on the study of Constance Rourke on American humor called American jestbooks. Elements of jestbooks; Implications on the calling jestbook a jokebook; Distinction between American and English jestbooks.SubjectsJESTBOOKS; RUOKE, Constance; REVOLUTIONARY (Literary period); 19TH century (Literary period)PublicationEarly American Literature, 1980, Vol 15, Issue 1, p3ISSN0012-8163Publication typeLiterary Criticism