What are you laughing at? : a comprehensive guide to the comedic event /
Presents an entirely new approach to comedy theory. It challenges long-held beliefs and shows how the three main theories of comedy (incongruity, superiority and relief) are not in conflict, but rather, work as parts of a larger model.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Continuum,
2012.
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| Summary: | Presents an entirely new approach to comedy theory. It challenges long-held beliefs and shows how the three main theories of comedy (incongruity, superiority and relief) are not in conflict, but rather, work as parts of a larger model. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781441162939 1441162933 |