The Game of Humor: A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh - Hardcover

Gruner, Charles R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560003138 ISBN 13: 9781560003137

Publisher: Transaction Publishers, 1997

Synopsis

Charles R. Gruner argues that humour is rare ly innocuous, that its roots lie in our baser nature and tha t, with the exception of good-natured play, it is rarely as innocent as it would first appear. '

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Review

-Gruner expounds on Koestler's notion that aggression is the one indispensable ingredient for humor by taking on the daunting task of finding aggressive themes in hundreds of instances of humor over a wide historical period... A controversial book written in a confrontational style, which will provide much material for debate.- --K. M. Dillon, Choice "Gruner expounds on Koestler's notion that aggression is the one indispensable ingredient for humor by taking on the daunting task of finding aggressive themes in hundreds of instances of humor over a wide historical period... A controversial book written in a confrontational style, which will provide much material for debate." --K. M. Dillon, Choice "Gruner expounds on Koestler's notion that aggression is the one indispensable ingredient for humor by taking on the daunting task of finding aggressive themes in hundreds of instances of humor over a wide historical period... A controversial book written in a confrontational style, which will provide much material for debate." --K. M. Dillon, Choice

About the Author

Charles R. Gruner is professor of speech communication at the University of Georgia. This is his second volume on humor. His first is Understanding Laughter.

Edition details

• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560003138
• ISBN 13: 9781560003137
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 226