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Synopsis
Queries why so many different things are funny, and finds quickly that people like to laugh, and will do so at any opportunity. Beyond that, however, humor, whether in jokes or written comedy, is both an implicit acknowledgment of, and a transgression of correct behavior, that gives the joker a sense of power or social constrictions. Also examines the basic linguistic nature of humor. Paper edition (7437-5), $17.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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From Aristophanes to Ayckbourn, from Shakespeare and shaggy-dog stories to light-bulb jokes and banter about the weather, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of the nature and function of comedy in our society. Drawing on theories of language from Foucault, Levi-Strauss and Lacan, Purdie turns traditional approaches to comedy inside out and shows how joking is not only a pleasurable but also a necessary function of using language.
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Comedy - the Mastery of Discourse: Theory/culture
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University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1992
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ISBN 13: 9780802074379
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