Between laughter and satire : aspects of the historical study of humour /: aspects of the historical study of humour. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Conal Condren.
• Authors: Condren, Conal
• Contents: 1 Introduction.Part I Laughter and the Study of Humour.2 Laughter and the Formation of a Concept of Humour.3 The Universality and the Genealogy of Humour.Part II Method and Its Limits in the Historical Study of Humour.4 Context and Intention.5 Translation and Reception.Part III Defining Satire and Satiric Humour.6 Definition by Dictionary, Origin and Implications.7 Definition by Adjacent Terms, Genre and Satiric Definition.Part IV Satiric Humour in Popular Culture: The Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister Television Satires.8 Theory and the Absent Political System.9 The Satiric Presence of Political Discourse.10 Conclusion.Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (280 pages)
• Subjects: 809.7; Wit and humor -- History and criticism; Satire -- History and criticism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783031217395
• Related ISBNs: 9783031217388
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