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Brottman Mikita <1966-, > |
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Funny peculiar : Gershon Legman and the psychopathology of humor / / Mikita Brottman |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-89087-0 |
0-203-72802-5 |
1-299-47976-6 |
1-135-89080-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Wit and humor - History and criticism |
Sex - History and criticism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2004 by The Analytic Press, Hillsdale, N.J. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Funny Peculiar: Gershon Legman and the Psychopathology of Humor; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Legitimizing Legman; CHAPTER 2 Against Jokes; CHAPTER 3 Against Laughter; CHAPTER 4 Against Clowns; CHAPTER 5 Against Stand-Up; CHAPTER 6 Against Humor Therapy; Afterword; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Why are jokes funny? Why do we laugh? In Funny Peculiar, Mikita Brottman demurs from recent scholarship that takes laughter-- and the broader domain of humor and the comical--as a liberating social force and an endearing aspect of self-expression. For Brottman, there is nothing funny about laughter, which is less connected to mirth and feelings of good will than to a nexus of darker emotions: fear, aggression, shame, anxiety. Brottman rethinks not only the mechanisms of humor but also the relation of humor to the body and the senses. To this end, she provides an engrossing accou |
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