On the comic and laughter /Vladimir Propp ; edited and translated by Jean-Patrick Debbèche and Paul Perron.
Propp, V. I︠A︡. 1895-1970.
On the comic and laughter /Vladimir Propp ; edited and translated by Jean-Patrick Debbèche and Paul Perron. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource (xvi, 191 pages)
Translation of: Problemy komizma i smekha.
Foreword / 1. Methodology -- 2. Types of Laughter and Ridiculing Laughter as a Type -- 3. Those Who Laugh and Those Who Do Not -- 4. Ridiculous in Nature -- 5. Preliminary Observations -- 6. Physical Side of Humans -- 7. Comic of Similarity -- 8. Comic of Difference -- 9. Humans Disguised as Animals -- 10. Humans as Things -- 11. Ridiculing the Professions -- 12. Parody -- 13. Comic Exaggeration -- 14. Foiled Plans -- 15. Duping -- 16. Incongruity -- 17. Lying -- 18. Verbal Devices of the Comic -- 19. Comic Characters -- 20. Role Exchange: 'Much Ado About Nothing' -- 21. Benign Laughter -- 22. Bitter and Cynical Laughter -- 23. Joyful Laughter -- 24. Ritual Laughter -- 25. Carnival Laughter -- 26. Conclusion, Results, and Further Thoughts -- 27. On Aesthetic Qualities. Jean-Patrick Debbeche and Paul Perron --
9781442697201
Comic, The, in literature.
Laughter in literature.
Humor in literature.
Electronic Books.
BH301 / .O584 2009
On the comic and laughter /Vladimir Propp ; edited and translated by Jean-Patrick Debbèche and Paul Perron. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, (c)2009. - 1 online resource (xvi, 191 pages)
Translation of: Problemy komizma i smekha.
Foreword / 1. Methodology -- 2. Types of Laughter and Ridiculing Laughter as a Type -- 3. Those Who Laugh and Those Who Do Not -- 4. Ridiculous in Nature -- 5. Preliminary Observations -- 6. Physical Side of Humans -- 7. Comic of Similarity -- 8. Comic of Difference -- 9. Humans Disguised as Animals -- 10. Humans as Things -- 11. Ridiculing the Professions -- 12. Parody -- 13. Comic Exaggeration -- 14. Foiled Plans -- 15. Duping -- 16. Incongruity -- 17. Lying -- 18. Verbal Devices of the Comic -- 19. Comic Characters -- 20. Role Exchange: 'Much Ado About Nothing' -- 21. Benign Laughter -- 22. Bitter and Cynical Laughter -- 23. Joyful Laughter -- 24. Ritual Laughter -- 25. Carnival Laughter -- 26. Conclusion, Results, and Further Thoughts -- 27. On Aesthetic Qualities. Jean-Patrick Debbeche and Paul Perron --
9781442697201
Comic, The, in literature.
Laughter in literature.
Humor in literature.
Electronic Books.
BH301 / .O584 2009