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"In Practically Joking, the first full-length study of the practical joke, Moira Marsh examines the value, artistry, and social significance of this ancient and pervasive form of vernacular art. Though it is sometimes dismissed as the lowest form of humor, the practical joke comes from a lively...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marsh, Moira, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Logan : Utah State University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wit and humor > Social aspects.
Wit and humor.
Practical jokes.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Humour > Aspect social.
Wit and humor > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What's Practical about Practical Jokes?
  • The Types of the Practical Joke
  • The Great Drug Bust: Morphology of an April Fools' Joke
  • Lies, Damned Lies, and Legends
  • The (Im)mortality of the Practical Joke
  • All Jokes Are Bad if They Are Any Good: Humor Support and Unlaughter
  • The Rhetoric of Humor Support
  • "That Was Why We Were Such Good Mates"
  • Pranks, Rituals, and Hazing
  • Pranks in Public: Spoofs, Rags, and Stunts
  • Some Practical Jokers.

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