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The Art of Laughter / Neil Schaeffer.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1981]Copyright date: ©1981Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780231904186
  • 9780231878647
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Matter and Manner: Theories of Laughter -- 2. The Context of Comedy -- 3. Jokes -- 4. Lenny Bruce and Extreme Comedy -- 5. Tristram Shandy: A Comic Novel -- 6. As You Like It: The Context of Dramatic Comedy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
Summary: Presents a general theory on laughter and the vocal pleasures associated with it. Examines the factors in common in literary and natural events, looking specifically at the theories of laughter, context of comedy, jokes, and the comic novel.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780231878647

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Matter and Manner: Theories of Laughter -- 2. The Context of Comedy -- 3. Jokes -- 4. Lenny Bruce and Extreme Comedy -- 5. Tristram Shandy: A Comic Novel -- 6. As You Like It: The Context of Dramatic Comedy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

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Presents a general theory on laughter and the vocal pleasures associated with it. Examines the factors in common in literary and natural events, looking specifically at the theories of laughter, context of comedy, jokes, and the comic novel.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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