Humorous Structures of English Narratives, 1200-1600.

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We all have the ability to recognize and create humour. But how do we do it? Salvatore Attardo and Victor Raskin have attempted to explain the workings of humour with their General Theory of Verbal Humor. How well does their theory explain the way humour 'works' in a particular text, and c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hamilton, Theresa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Temas:
To 1500
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Narration (Rhetoric) > History > To 1500.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Literary theory.
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature > Middle English
Narration (Rhetoric)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We all have the ability to recognize and create humour. But how do we do it? Salvatore Attardo and Victor Raskin have attempted to explain the workings of humour with their General Theory of Verbal Humor. How well does their theory explain the way humour 'works' in a particular text, and can it provide us with interesting, novel interpretations? By identifying and interpreting the narrative structures that create humour, this study tests the usefulness of Attardo & Raskin's humour theory on ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (341 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443853279
1443853275

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