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Peer reviewedHayden, Bradley – English Journal, 1983
Describes and presents examples of work from the Western Michigan school of bad versemakers, a group of nineteenth century poets who strove to give their frontier experiences high seriousness, but achieved, at best, unintentional humor. (MM)
Descriptors: Humor, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature
