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Book Synopsis The History of English Humor by : A. G. K. L'Estrange
Download or read book The History of English Humor written by A. G. K. L'Estrange and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-12-10 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of English Humor in 2 volumes is a study by British author A. G. K. L'Estrange in which he surveys the history of humor from ancient days to modern times, focusing on English comedy and wit. The author makes a distinction between humor and the ludicrous and follows the development of humor throughout the ages.
Book Synopsis History of English Humor with an Introduction Upon Ancient Humor by : Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Download or read book History of English Humor with an Introduction Upon Ancient Humor written by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of English Humour by : Guy Kingan Alfred L'Estrange
Download or read book History of English Humour written by Guy Kingan Alfred L'Estrange and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of English Humour by : Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Download or read book History of English Humour written by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of English Humour; Volume 2 by : Albert Courtin
Download or read book History of English Humour; Volume 2 written by Albert Courtin and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of English humor, including its origins and development, major figures, and different forms, from satire to slapstick. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis History of English Humour by : Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Download or read book History of English Humour written by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of English Humour by : Alfred Guy L'Estrange
Download or read book History of English Humour written by Alfred Guy L'Estrange and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Humour written by Terry Eagleton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western culture—by one of its greatest exponents Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humour and the functions it serves. Why do we laugh? What are we to make of the sheer variety of laughter, from braying and cackling to sniggering and chortling? Is humour subversive, or can it defuse dissent? Can we define wit? Packed with illuminating ideas and a good many excellent jokes, the book critically examines various well-known theories of humour, including the idea that it springs from incongruity and the view that it reflects a mildly sadistic form of superiority to others. Drawing on a wide range of literary and philosophical sources, Terry Eagleton moves from Aristotle and Aquinas to Hobbes, Freud, and Bakhtin, looking in particular at the psychoanalytical mechanisms underlying humour and its social and political evolution over the centuries.
Book Synopsis Humour in Anglo-Saxon Literature by : Jonathan Wilcox
Download or read book Humour in Anglo-Saxon Literature written by Jonathan Wilcox and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2000 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humour is rarely seen to raise its indecorous head in the surviving corpus of Old English literature, yet the value of reading that literature with an eye to humour proves considerable when the right questions are asked. Humour in Anglo-Saxon Literature provides the first book-length treatment of the subject. In all new essays, eight scholars employ different approaches to explore humor in such works as Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon, the riddles of the Exeter Book, and Old English saints' lives. An introductory essay provides a survey of the field, while individual essays push towards a distinctive theory of Anglo-Saxon humour. Through its unusual focus, this collection will provide an appealing introduction to both famous and lesser-known works for those new to Old English literature, while those familiar with the usual contours of Old English literary criticism will find here the value of a fresh approach. Contributors: JOHN D. NILES, T.A. SHIPPEY, RAYMOND P. TRIPP JR, E.L. RISDEN, D.K. SMITH, NINA RULON-MILLER, SHARI HORNER, HUGH MAGENNIS. JONATHAN WILCOX is Associate Professor of English at the University of Iowa and editor of the Old English Newsletter. Although the question of humour in the surviving corpus of Old English literature has rarely been discussed, the potential for analyzing this literature in terms of its humor is in fact considerable. In the essays especially commissioned for this volume, the first book-length treatment of Anglo-Saxon humor, eight of the foremost scholars in the field use different approaches to explore humor in the surviving literature of Anglo-Saxon England, in such works as Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon, the riddles of the Exeter book, and Old English saints' lives. The articles are prefaced with an introduction surveying the field. Through its unusual focus, this collection will provide an appealing introduction to both famous and lesser-known works for those new to Old English literature, while those familiar with the usual contours of Old English literary criticism will find here the value of a fresh approach. JONATHAN WILCOX is Associate Professor of English at the University of Iowa and editor of the Old English Newsletter.
Book Synopsis The Primer of Humor Research by : Victor Raskin
Download or read book The Primer of Humor Research written by Victor Raskin and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-11-06 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is intended to provide a definitive view of the field of humor research for both beginning and established scholars in a variety of fields who are developing an interest in humor and need to familiarize themselves with the available body of knowledge. Each chapter of the book is devoted to an important aspect of humor research or to a disciplinary approach to the field, and each is written by the leading expert or emerging scholar in that area. There are two primary motivations for the book. The positive one is to collect and summarize the impressive body of knowledge accumulated in humor research in and around Humor: The International Journal of Humor Research. The negative motivation is to prevent the embarrassment to and from the "first-timers," often established experts in their own field, who venture into humor research without any notion that there already exists a body of knowledge they need to acquire before publishing anything on the subject-unless they are in the business of reinventing the wheel and have serious doubts about its being round! The organization of the book reflects the main groups of scholars participating in the increasingly popular and high-powered humor research movement throughout the world, an 800 to 1,000-strong contingent, and growing. The chapters are organized along the same lines: History, Research Issues, Main Directions, Current Situation, Possible Future, Bibliography-and use the authors' definitive credentials not to promote an individual view, but rather to give the reader a good comprehensive and condensed view of the area.
Book Synopsis Cruelty and Laughter by : Simon Dickie
Download or read book Cruelty and Laughter written by Simon Dickie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking review of popular culture in 18th century Britain, this text turns away from sentimental and polite literature to focus instead on the jestbooks, farces, comic periodicals, variety shows and minor comic novels that portray a society in which no subject was taboo and political correctness unimagined.
Book Synopsis HIST OF ENGLISH HUMOUR by : Alfred Guy Kingan B. 1832 L'Estrange
Download or read book HIST OF ENGLISH HUMOUR written by Alfred Guy Kingan B. 1832 L'Estrange and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of English Humour by : Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Download or read book History of English Humour written by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis History of English Humour with an Introduction Upon Ancient Humour by : Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Download or read book History of English Humour with an Introduction Upon Ancient Humour written by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History and Humour by : Barbara Korte
Download or read book History and Humour written by Barbara Korte and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One tends to associate history with serious modes of presentation rather than with humorous ones. Yet Clio also smiles and laughs out loud: Comic renderings of historical events and figures have made a significant contribution to »popular« history since around 1800. This volume offers case studies on history and humour in Britain and the US from 1800 to the present, discussing various historical topics, actors and events from the Middle Ages to the recent past.
Book Synopsis The Language of Humor by : Alleen Pace Nilsen
Download or read book The Language of Humor written by Alleen Pace Nilsen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how humor can be explained across the various sub-disciplines of linguistics, in order to aid communication.
Book Synopsis History of English Humour by : A.G. L'Estrange
Download or read book History of English Humour written by A.G. L'Estrange and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1970 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: