Humour And History - Softcover

 
9781871516807: Humour And History
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1871516803 ISBN 13: 9781871516807
Verlag: Intellect Books, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

This is an examination of facets of humour in the broadest sense, encompassing satire, irony and ridicule. In short, the human attitude to laughter and the use of it to influence public opinion. Aristotle felt that laughter was a distinctive trait of humanity and one that distinguished humans from the animals. On the other hand, the very existence of human beings could be considered a 'joke'. The contributors to this volume are based in a variety of fields, including psychology, drama, theology, sociology, and the humanities and address theories of humour within them. The result is a fascinating insight into the role humour has played in various European cultures throughout their history.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Keith Cameron is Professor of French and Renaissance Studies at the University of Exeter. Paul Wright is a former MA student from the University of Exter who now works in the civil service.

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Verlag
Intellect Books
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1871516803
ISBN 13 
9781871516807
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
160
Herausgeber
Cameron Keith
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