An essay on laughter : its forms, its causes, its development and its value /
"The present work is, I believe, the first attempt to treat on a considerable scale the whole subject of Laughter, under its various aspects, and in its connections with our serious activities and interests. As such, it will, I feel sure, lay itself open to the criticism that it lacks completen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York ; Bombay :
Longmans, Green, and Company,
1902.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The present work is, I believe, the first attempt to treat on a considerable scale the whole subject of Laughter, under its various aspects, and in its connections with our serious activities and interests. As such, it will, I feel sure, lay itself open to the criticism that it lacks completeness, or at least, proportion. A further criticism to which, I feel equally sure, it will expose itself, is that it clearly reflects the peculiarities of the experience of the writer. The anticipation of this objection does not, however, disturb me. It seems to me to be not only inevitable, but desirable--at least at the present stage of our knowledge of the subject--that one who attempts to understand an impulse, of which the intensities and the forms appear to vary greatly among men, of which the workings are often subtle, and of which the significance is by no means obvious, should, while making full use of others' impressions, draw largely on his own experience"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | "Portions of the volume have already appeared in reviews."--Pref. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 441 pages) |