Humour /

Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humor and the functions it serves. Why do we laugh? What are we to make of the sheer variety of laughter, from braying and cackling to sniggering and chortling? Is humor subversive, or can it defuse dissent? Can we def...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Eagleton, Terry, 1943- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Wit and humor > History and criticism. Wit and humor > Political aspects. Wit and humor > Social aspects.