On puns : the foundations of letters : [based on a conference, Cornell Univ., in Sept. 1985

Essays discuss literary puns, the psychological implications of puns, the role of puns in concept formation, and poetic use of punning "In the beginning was the pun." Samuel Beckett's sardonic revision of Scripture carries an insight that this collection of essays seeks to develop. This book is a collection of essays which examine the use of puns in literature and language