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1 online resource (xvi, 191 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Translation of: Problemy komizma i smekha. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191). |
| Contents |
Foreword / Jean-Patrick Debbeche and Paul Perron -- 1. Methodology -- 2. Types of Laughter and Ridiculing Laughter as a Type -- 3. Those Who Laugh and Those Who Do Not -- 4. Ridiculous in Nature -- 5. Preliminary Observations -- 6. Physical Side of Humans -- 7. Comic of Similarity -- 8. Comic of Difference -- 9. Humans Disguised as Animals -- 10. Humans as Things -- 11. Ridiculing the Professions -- 12. Parody -- 13. Comic Exaggeration -- 14. Foiled Plans -- 15. Duping -- 16. Incongruity -- 17. Lying -- 18. Verbal Devices of the Comic -- 19. Comic Characters -- 20. Role Exchange: 'Much Ado About Nothing' -- 21. Benign Laughter -- 22. Bitter and Cynical Laughter -- 23. Joyful Laughter -- 24. Ritual Laughter -- 25. Carnival Laughter -- 26. Conclusion, Results, and Further Thoughts -- 27. On Aesthetic Qualities. |
| Summary |
The author of the widely acclaimed Morphology of the Folktale has written an original, comprehensive, and exciting study on how humour works, and on everything you wanted to know about the genre, in a clear, approachable, and insightful manner. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Comic, The, in literature.
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Comic, The, in literature. |
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Laughter in literature.
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Laughter in literature. |
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Humor in literature.
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Humor in literature. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Perron, Paul.
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Debbèche, Patrick.
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| Added Title |
Problemy komizma i smekha. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009200368
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Propp, V. I͡A. (Vladimir I͡Akovlevich), 1895-1970. Problemy komizma i smekha. English. On the comic and laughter 9780802099266 (DLC) 2009504075 (OCoLC)343726276 |
| ISBN |
9781442697201 (electronic book) |
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1442697202 (electronic book) |
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9781442697812 (electronic book) |
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1442697814 (electronic book) |
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9780802099266 |
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0802099262 |
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