Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleAMERICAN FOLK LAUGHTER IN ROBERT COOVER'S THE PUBLIC BURNING.AuthorsEstes, David C.AbstractPresents an American folk laughter in the Public Burning of Robert Coover. Evaluations on the dark underside of the nation; Examples of the items of verbal folklorel; Reflection of jokes on the political and sexual frustrations f the group Nixon.SubjectsUNITED States; FOLK literature; COOVER, Robert, 1932-PublicationContemporary Literature, 1987, Vol 28, Issue 2, p238ISSN0010-7484Publication typeLiterary CriticismDOI10.2307/1208390