The age of irreverence : a new history of laughter in China / / Christopher Rea |
Autore | Rea Christopher G. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 895.17/4809 |
Collana | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University |
Soggetto topico |
Chinese wit and humor - History and criticism
Popular culture - China - History - 19th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
asian history
asian literary criticism asian literature buffoonery china chinese cultural modernity chinese government chinese history chinese republic comedy cultural expressions of laughter cultural studies end of the qing dynasty farce funny histories of laughter history humor humorous allegories jokes laughter mockery modern age new government play political commentary popular culture popular press practical joking public discourse qing dynasty social commentary youmo |
ISBN | 0-520-95959-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Breaking into laughter -- Jokes -- Play -- Mockery -- Farce -- The invention of humor. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797577103321 |
Rea Christopher G.
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The age of irreverence : a new history of laughter in China / / Christopher Rea |
Autore | Rea Christopher G. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 895.17/4809 |
Collana | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University |
Soggetto topico |
Chinese wit and humor - History and criticism
Popular culture - China - History - 19th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
asian history
asian literary criticism asian literature buffoonery china chinese cultural modernity chinese government chinese history chinese republic comedy cultural expressions of laughter cultural studies end of the qing dynasty farce funny histories of laughter history humor humorous allegories jokes laughter mockery modern age new government play political commentary popular culture popular press practical joking public discourse qing dynasty social commentary youmo |
ISBN | 0-520-95959-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Breaking into laughter -- Jokes -- Play -- Mockery -- Farce -- The invention of humor. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816222703321 |
Rea Christopher G.
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Compulsive acts [[electronic resource] ] : a psychiatrist's tales of ritual and obsession / / Elias Aboujaoude |
Autore | Aboujaoude Elias <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.85/227 |
Soggetto topico |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Compulsive behavior |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
addict addiction behavior behavioral addictions compassion compulsion compulsive conditions doctor patient funny gambling humor internet addict kleptomania kleptomaniacs literary medical information obsessive compulsive disorder odd stories personal growth real life realistic scholarly short stories strange stories symbolism technology true story virtual life virtual world |
ISBN |
1-281-38556-5
1-4356-5382-3 9786611385569 0-520-93481-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Psychiatry by the dumpster -- H2O under the bridge -- A Greek tragedy -- With any luck -- Eternity drive -- Onychophagia. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782014003321 |
Aboujaoude Elias <1971->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
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Compulsive acts [[electronic resource] ] : a psychiatrist's tales of ritual and obsession / / Elias Aboujaoude |
Autore | Aboujaoude Elias <1971-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.85/227 |
Soggetto topico |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Compulsive behavior |
Soggetto non controllato |
academic
addict addiction behavior behavioral addictions compassion compulsion compulsive conditions doctor patient funny gambling humor internet addict kleptomania kleptomaniacs literary medical information obsessive compulsive disorder odd stories personal growth real life realistic scholarly short stories strange stories symbolism technology true story virtual life virtual world |
ISBN |
1-281-38556-5
1-4356-5382-3 9786611385569 0-520-93481-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Psychiatry by the dumpster -- H2O under the bridge -- A Greek tragedy -- With any luck -- Eternity drive -- Onychophagia. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810625603321 |
Aboujaoude Elias <1971->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Twain ; original illustrations by Daniel Carter Beard ; edited by Bernard L. Stein |
Autore | Twain Mark <1835-1910.> |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, [2011], c1983 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
Disciplina | 813.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BeardDaniel Carter <1850-1941.>
SteinBernard L |
Collana | [Mark Twain library |
Soggetto topico |
Knights and knighthood - Great Britain
Americans - Great Britain Arthurian romances Time travel |
Soggetto genere / forma | Fantasy fiction |
Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
adaptation adventure american lit american literature arthurian legend arthurian arthuriana britain classic comedy england fiction funny historical fiction humor king arthur literary fiction medieval modern camelot modern king arthur mythology round table satire social commentary speculative fiction time travel yankee |
ISBN |
1-283-28386-7
9786613283863 0-520-94807-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- Preface -- A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT -- A WORD OF EXPLANAION -- CHAPTER 1. Camelot -- CHAPTER 2. King Arthur's Court -- CHAPTER 3. Knights of the Table Round -- CHAPTER 4. Sir Dinadan the Humorist -- CHAPTER 5. An Jnspiration -- CHAPTER 6. The Eclipse -- CHAPTER 7. Merlin's Tower -- CHAPTER 8. The Boss -- CHAPTER 9. The Journament -- CHAPTER 10. Beginnings of Civilization -- CHAPTER 11. The Yankee in Search of Adventures -- CHAPTER 12. Slow Torture -- CHAPTER 13. Freemen! -- CHAPTER 14. "Defend 'Thee, Lord!" -- CHAPTER 15. Sandy's Tale -- CHAPTER 16. Morgan le Fay -- CHAPTER 17. A Royal Banquet -- CHAPTER 18. In the Queen's Dungeons -- CHAPTER 19. Knight -Errantry as a Trade -- CHAPTER 20. The Ogre's Castle -- CHAPTER 21. The Pilgrims -- CHAPTER 22. The Holy Fountain -- CHAPTER 23. Restoration of the Fountain -- CHAPTER 24. A Rival Magician -- CHAPTER 25. A Competitive Examination -- CHAPTER 26. The First Newspaper -- CHAPTER 27. The Yankee and the King Travel Jncognito -- CHAPTER 28. Drilling the King -- CHAPTER 29. The Small-Pox Hut -- CHAPTER 30. The Tragedy of the Manor House -- CHAPTER 31. Marco -- CHAPTER 32. Dowley's Humiliation -- CHAPTER 33. Sixth-Century Political Economy -- CHAPTER 34. The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves -- CHAPTER 35. A Pitiful Incident -- CHAPTER 36. An Encounter in the Dark -- CHAPTER 37. An Awful Predicament -- CHAPTER 38. Sir Launcelot and Xnights to the Rescue -- CHAPTER 39. The Yankee's Fight with the Knights -- CHAPTER 40. Three years Later -- CHAPTER 41. The Interdict -- CHAPTER 42. War! -- CHAPTER 43. The Battle of the Sand-Belt |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781631503321 |
Twain Mark <1835-1910.>
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Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, [2011], c1983 | ||
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Twain ; original illustrations by Daniel Carter Beard ; edited by Bernard L. Stein |
Autore | Twain Mark <1835-1910.> |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, [2011], c1983 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
Disciplina | 813.4 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BeardDaniel Carter <1850-1941.>
SteinBernard L |
Collana | [Mark Twain library |
Soggetto topico |
Knights and knighthood - Great Britain
Americans - Great Britain Arthurian romances Time travel |
Soggetto genere / forma | Fantasy fiction |
Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
adaptation adventure american lit american literature arthurian legend arthurian arthuriana britain classic comedy england fiction funny historical fiction humor king arthur literary fiction medieval modern camelot modern king arthur mythology round table satire social commentary speculative fiction time travel yankee |
ISBN |
1-283-28386-7
9786613283863 0-520-94807-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- Preface -- A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT -- A WORD OF EXPLANAION -- CHAPTER 1. Camelot -- CHAPTER 2. King Arthur's Court -- CHAPTER 3. Knights of the Table Round -- CHAPTER 4. Sir Dinadan the Humorist -- CHAPTER 5. An Jnspiration -- CHAPTER 6. The Eclipse -- CHAPTER 7. Merlin's Tower -- CHAPTER 8. The Boss -- CHAPTER 9. The Journament -- CHAPTER 10. Beginnings of Civilization -- CHAPTER 11. The Yankee in Search of Adventures -- CHAPTER 12. Slow Torture -- CHAPTER 13. Freemen! -- CHAPTER 14. "Defend 'Thee, Lord!" -- CHAPTER 15. Sandy's Tale -- CHAPTER 16. Morgan le Fay -- CHAPTER 17. A Royal Banquet -- CHAPTER 18. In the Queen's Dungeons -- CHAPTER 19. Knight -Errantry as a Trade -- CHAPTER 20. The Ogre's Castle -- CHAPTER 21. The Pilgrims -- CHAPTER 22. The Holy Fountain -- CHAPTER 23. Restoration of the Fountain -- CHAPTER 24. A Rival Magician -- CHAPTER 25. A Competitive Examination -- CHAPTER 26. The First Newspaper -- CHAPTER 27. The Yankee and the King Travel Jncognito -- CHAPTER 28. Drilling the King -- CHAPTER 29. The Small-Pox Hut -- CHAPTER 30. The Tragedy of the Manor House -- CHAPTER 31. Marco -- CHAPTER 32. Dowley's Humiliation -- CHAPTER 33. Sixth-Century Political Economy -- CHAPTER 34. The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves -- CHAPTER 35. A Pitiful Incident -- CHAPTER 36. An Encounter in the Dark -- CHAPTER 37. An Awful Predicament -- CHAPTER 38. Sir Launcelot and Xnights to the Rescue -- CHAPTER 39. The Yankee's Fight with the Knights -- CHAPTER 40. Three years Later -- CHAPTER 41. The Interdict -- CHAPTER 42. War! -- CHAPTER 43. The Battle of the Sand-Belt |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808462403321 |
Twain Mark <1835-1910.>
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Laughter in ancient Rome : on joking, tickling, and cracking up / / Mary Beard |
Autore | Beard Mary <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, : University of California Press, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 Online-Ressource (X, 319 Seiten) |
Disciplina | 152.4/30937 |
Collana | Sather Classical Lectures |
Soggetto topico |
Laughter - Rome - History - To 1500
Latin wit and humor - History and criticism |
Soggetto non controllato |
ancient literary criticism
ancient rome anthropology approachable scholarship classical literature conversational cultural studies essays on rhetoric funny history of ancient rome history of laughter history humor and drama humor inviting jokes laughter literary analysis monkey business performing arts purpose of laughter roman culture roman history roman humor roman joke book roman writing sather classical lectures theories of humor |
ISBN |
0-520-28758-4
0-520-95820-9 9780520958203 |
Classificazione | HIS002000LIT004190POL010000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introducing Roman Laughter: Dio's "Giggle" and Gnatho's Two Laughs -- 2. Questions of Laughter, Ancient and Modern -- 3. The History of Laughter -- 4. Roman Laughter in Latin and Greek -- 5. The Orator -- 6. From Emperor to Jester -- 7. Between Human and Animal- Especially Monkeys and Asses -- 8. The Laughter Lover -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Texts and Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- List of Illustrations and Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791045903321 |
Beard Mary <1955->
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Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, : University of California Press, 2014 | ||
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Laughter in ancient Rome : on joking, tickling, and cracking up / / Mary Beard |
Autore | Beard Mary <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, : University of California Press, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 Online-Ressource (X, 319 Seiten) |
Disciplina | 152.4/30937 |
Collana | Sather Classical Lectures |
Soggetto topico |
Laughter - Rome - History - To 1500
Latin wit and humor - History and criticism |
Soggetto non controllato |
ancient literary criticism
ancient rome anthropology approachable scholarship classical literature conversational cultural studies essays on rhetoric funny history of ancient rome history of laughter history humor and drama humor inviting jokes laughter literary analysis monkey business performing arts purpose of laughter roman culture roman history roman humor roman joke book roman writing sather classical lectures theories of humor |
ISBN |
0-520-28758-4
0-520-95820-9 9780520958203 |
Classificazione | HIS002000LIT004190POL010000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introducing Roman Laughter: Dio's "Giggle" and Gnatho's Two Laughs -- 2. Questions of Laughter, Ancient and Modern -- 3. The History of Laughter -- 4. Roman Laughter in Latin and Greek -- 5. The Orator -- 6. From Emperor to Jester -- 7. Between Human and Animal- Especially Monkeys and Asses -- 8. The Laughter Lover -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Texts and Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- List of Illustrations and Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813328103321 |
Beard Mary <1955->
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Mark Twain [[electronic resource] ] : the adventures of Samuel L. Clemens / / Jerome Loving |
Autore | Loving Jerome <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (549 p.) |
Disciplina |
818/.409
B |
Soggetto topico |
Authors, American - 19th century
Humorists, American - 19th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
adventures of huckleberry finn
america american authors american literature american south american west archives biographical biography book club reads comedy discussion books europe famous authors funny historical research humorists humorous life lessons lit studies literary criticism literary critics literary figures mark twain new england nonfiction samuel clemens twain fans twain scholars us lit wit |
ISBN |
1-282-55621-5
9786612556210 0-520-94549-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology of the Life and Works of Mark Twain -- Prologue -- Part I. Humorist in the West -- Part II. Writer in the East -- Part III. The Artist and the Businessman -- Part IV. The Mysterious Stranger -- Appendix A. Clemens Genealogy -- Appendix B. Books Published by Charles L. Webster & Company -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780864603321 |
Loving Jerome <1941->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Mark Twain [[electronic resource] ] : the adventures of Samuel L. Clemens / / Jerome Loving |
Autore | Loving Jerome <1941-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (549 p.) |
Disciplina |
818/.409
B |
Soggetto topico |
Authors, American - 19th century
Humorists, American - 19th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
adventures of huckleberry finn
america american authors american literature american south american west archives biographical biography book club reads comedy discussion books europe famous authors funny historical research humorists humorous life lessons lit studies literary criticism literary critics literary figures mark twain new england nonfiction samuel clemens twain fans twain scholars us lit wit |
ISBN |
1-282-55621-5
9786612556210 0-520-94549-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology of the Life and Works of Mark Twain -- Prologue -- Part I. Humorist in the West -- Part II. Writer in the East -- Part III. The Artist and the Businessman -- Part IV. The Mysterious Stranger -- Appendix A. Clemens Genealogy -- Appendix B. Books Published by Charles L. Webster & Company -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819561803321 |
Loving Jerome <1941->
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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