David Denby
Author of Great Books
About the Author
David Denby is a film critic for The New Yorker and author of Great Books and American Sucker. He lives in New York City with his wife.
Works by David Denby
Drowned hopes 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1943
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Columbia University
- Occupations
- film critic
- Relationships
- Schine, Cathleen (wife, divorced)
- Organizations
- The Atlantic Monthly
The New Yorker
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Snark, It's Mean, It's Personal, and It's Ruining… by David Denby
Stop trying to make yourself look smart by cutting down other people. Be civil for once. Satire is useful and interesting. Snark is easy and lowbrow.
Can't wait to learn what all my English teacher friends think of this.
As a first-year teacher of English, I found myself taking notes and gleaning ideas left and right. I disagreed with some of Denby's ideas about the literature and with some of his comments (though I'm with him on Shakespeare!), and I don't expect to take a strategy similar to the ones in the book. But the "tactical" ideas ... well worth a read!
Snark by David Denby
So... what is snark?
I think I had a better idea before starting this book. The author just seemed to be on a tirade against mean-spirited humor. But then some is okay if it's ironic or clever.
I think I had a better idea before starting this book. The author just seemed to be on a tirade against mean-spirited humor. But then some is okay if it's ironic or clever.
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- Works
- 15
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 2,265
- Popularity
- #11,336
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 60
- ISBNs
- 56
- Languages
- 5
