Europe Revised by Irvin S. Cobb
The book is a satirical travelogue that critiques American society through the lens of European culture. It was written during World War I and reflects the author's disillusionment with modernity. The narrative follows the protagonist, an American tourist, as he travels through Europe, encountering various cultural and social phenomena that highlight the differences between America and Europe.
By Irvin S. Cobb · First published 1947 · Genre: Travel, Humor, Non-fiction · 25 chapters · 123,829 words
First lines
Foreword. -- It has always seemed to me that the principal drawback about the average guidebook is that it is over-freighted with facts. Guidebooks heretofore have made a specialty of facts -- have abounded in them; facts to be found on every page and in every paragraph. Reading such a work, you imagine that the besotted author said to himself, "I will just naturally fill this thing chock-full of facts" -- and then went and did so to the extent of a prolonged debauch.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Irvin S. Cobb
- Date: 1947 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Travel, Humor, Non-fiction, Cultural Commentary
- Length: 123,829 words
- Structure: 25 chapters, 855 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Travel — The book is primarily a travelogue, detailing the author's experiences and observations while traveling through Europe.
- Humor — The writing style is characterized by wit and humor, as the author provides comedic insights into European culture and customs.
- Non-fiction — The book is based on real-life experiences and factual observations made during the author's travels.
- Cultural Commentary — The narrative includes commentary on European society and cultural differences from an American perspective.
Tags
Travelogue · Non-fiction · Humor · Satire · Social commentary · European history · Geography · Cultural critique · Observational writing · Journalistic style · Early 20th century literature · American perspective
Contents
- We are Going Away from Here
- My Bonny Lies over the Ocean -- Lies and Lies and Lies
- Bathing Oneself on the other Side
- Jacques, the Forsaken
- When the Seven a. M. Tut-Tut Leaves for Anywhere
- La Belle France being the First Stop
- Thence on and on to Verbotenland
- A Tale of a String-Bean
- The Deadly Poulet Routine
- Modes of the Moment; a Fashion Article
- Dressed to Kill
- Night Life -- with the Life Part Missing
- Our Friend, the Assassin
- That Gay Paresis
- Symptoms of the Disease
- As Done in London
- Britain in Twenty Minutes
- Guyed or Guided?
- Venice and the Venisons
- The Combustible Captain of Vienna
- Old Masters and other Ruins
- Still more Ruins, Mostly Italian Ones
- Muckraking in Old Pompeii
- Mine own People
- Be it Ever so Humble