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Gershon Legman was an American cultural critic, folklorist, and author of The Rationale of the Dirty Joke and The Horn Book: Studies in Erotic Folklore and Bibliography.

Gershon Legman (November 2, 1917 – February 23, 1999) was an American cultural critic, folklorist, and author of The Rationale of the Dirty Joke (1968).

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Books by Gershon Legman

The Limerick
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4.18 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1952 — 28 editions

Russian Secret Tales: Bawdy Folktales of Old Russia
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3.57 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1872 — 35 editions

Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor
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3.68 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1968 — 26 editions

More Limericks
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4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions

Love and Death: A Study in Censorship
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4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1949 — 7 editions

No Laughing Matter: Rationale of the Dirty Joke - Second Series
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4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 7 editions

Blow the Candle Out: "Unprintable" Ozark Folksongs and Folklore, Volume II, Folk Rhymes and Other Lore
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4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions

The Horn Book: Studie

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Gershon Legman

American author, forklorist and cultural critic (1917–1999)

Gershon Legman

Born	November 2, 1917 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 23, 1999(1999-02-23) (aged 81) Opio, Bar-sur-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Pen name	Roger-Maxe de la Glannège
Occupation	Writer, folklorist

Gershon Legman (November 2, 1917 – February 23, 1999) was an American cultural critic, folklorist, and author of The Rationale of the Dirty Joke (1968) and The Horn Book: Studies in Erotic Folklore and Bibliography (1964).

Early life and education

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Legman was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Emil and Julia Friedman Legman, both of Hungarian-Jewish descent; his father was a railroad clerk and butcher. After a failed stab at rabbinical school^[1] Legman attended and graduated from Scranton's Central High School, where Jane Jacobs and Cy Endfield were classmates. He enrolled in the University of Michigan for one semester in the fall

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About the Author

Includes the names: G. Legman, Ed. G. Legman, Gershon Legman, G - editor Legman, G. Legman (editor), INTRODUCTION bygd G. LEGMAN, G. (intro) Unknown) Legman

Image credit: photo from The Union Recorder, 1970

Series

Works bygd Gershon Legman

The Limerick(1953) — Editor — 555 copies, 11 reviews

Associated Works

My Secret Life(1888) — Introduction, some editions — 257 copies, 9 reviews

My Secret Life(1967) — Editor/Introduction, some editions — 91 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Legman, G.
Legal name: Legman, Gershon
Other names: Legman, George
de la Glannège, Roger-Maxe
Birthdate: 1917-11-02
Date of death: 1999-02-23
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of death: Opio, Bar-sur-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Cause of death: complications of a stroke
Places of residence: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
La Jolla, California, USA
La Clé des Champs, Valbonne, Prove