Funny peculiar : Gershon Legman and the psychopathology of humor /

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"Why are jokes funny? For Mikita Brottman, there is nothing funny about laughter, which is less connected to mirth and feelings of good will than to a nexus of darker emotions: fear, aggression, shame, anxiety. To this end, she provides an account of the life and work of Gershon Legman, exiled...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brottman, Mikita, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hillsdale, NJ : Analytic Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Legman, G. > (Gershon), > 1917-1999. > Rationale of the dirty joke.
Legman, Gershon.
Rationale of the dirty joke (Legman, G.)
Wit and humor > History and criticism.
Sex > Humor > History and criticism.
Sexualité > Humour > Histoire et critique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Sex.
Wit and humor.
Humor
Psychopathologie
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Humor.
Online Access:Texto completo

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