{"product_id":"on-the-comic-and-laughter-hardback-9780802099266","title":"On the Comic and Laughter (Hardback) 9780802099266","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOn the Comic and Laughter\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVladimir Propp (Author), Jean-Patrick Debbèche (Edited and translated by), Paul J. Perron (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802099266\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 16.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extensive investigation of the forms and functions of the comic, this lively and engaging English critical edition will be welcomed by those interested in laughter, comedy, folklore, Russian literature, and specific authors such as Gogol, Pushkin, Chekhov, Rabelais, Molière, and Shakespeare. The direct, humorous, and provocative style of this work, which tackles the subject of humour with a vast array of vivid examples encountered on every page, will certainly appeal to the contemporary reader.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Vladimir Propp takes various forms of laughter in literature and real life and addresses questions such as the comic of similarity, the comic of difference, parody, duping, incongruity, lying, ritual laughter, and carnival laughter. The author of the widely acclaimed \u003cem\u003eMorphology of the Folktale \u003c\/em\u003ehas written an original, comprehensive, and exciting study on how humour works, and on everything you wanted to know about the genre, in a clear, approachable, and insightful manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Jean-Patrick Debbèche and Paul Perron\u003cbr\u003e Methodology\u003cbr\u003e Types of Laughter and Ridiculing Laughter as a Type\u003cbr\u003e Those Who Laugh and Those Who Do Not\u003cbr\u003e The Ridiculous in Nature\u003cbr\u003e Preliminary Observations\u003cbr\u003e The Physical Side of Humans\u003cbr\u003e The Comic of Similarity\u003cbr\u003e The Comic of Difference\u003cbr\u003e Humans Disgused as Animals\u003cbr\u003e Humans as Things\u003cbr\u003e Ridiculing the Professions\u003cbr\u003e Parody\u003cbr\u003e Comic Exaggeration\u003cbr\u003e Thwarted Plans\u003cbr\u003e Duping\u003cbr\u003e Incongruity\u003cbr\u003e Lying\u003cbr\u003e The Verbal Devices of the Comic\u003cbr\u003e Comic Characters\u003cbr\u003e Role Exchange: 'Much Ado about Nothing'\u003cbr\u003e Benign Laughter \u003cbr\u003e Bitter and Cynical Laughter\u003cbr\u003e Joyful Laughter\u003cbr\u003e Ritual Laughter\u003cbr\u003e Carnival Laughter\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion, Results and Further Thoughts\u003cbr\u003e On Aesthetic Qualities\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739277685016,"sku":"9780802099266","price":32.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/on-the-comic-and-laughter-hardback-9780802099266","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}