Joking asides : the theory, analysis, and aesthetics of humor /

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"Oring analyzes key contemporary approaches to the study of humor and addresses controversial topics with new empirical data and insight. He tests appropriate incongruity against other major positions in the field, including Semantic Script Theory, the General Theory of Verbal Humor, Conceptual...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oring, Elliott, 1945- (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Logan : Utah State University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Wit and humor > History and criticism.
Jewish wit and humor > History and criticism.
Wit and humor > Psychological aspects.
Humour juif > Histoire et critique.
Humour > Aspect psychologique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Jewish wit and humor
Wit and humor
Wit and humor > Psychological aspects
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What Freud actually said about jokes
  • Parsing the joke : the general theory of verbal humor and appropriate incongruity
  • Blending and humor
  • On benign violations
  • Humor and the discovery of false beliefs
  • Framing Borat
  • Risky business : political jokes under repressive regimes
  • Listing towards lists : jokes on the Internet
  • What is a narrative joke?
  • Demythologizing the Jewish joke
  • The ridiculous to the sublime : joke and art
  • Contested performance and joke aesthetics.

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