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Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication Editors: Marcel Danesi, Umberto Eco, Paul Perron, Roland Posner, Peter Schulz
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Propp, V. IA. (Vladimir Iakovlevich), 1895–1970
On the comic and laughter / Vladimir Propp ; edited and translated by Jean-Patrick Debbèche and Paul Perron.
Translation of: Problemy komizma i smekha.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978–0-8020–9926-6
1. Comic, The, in literature. 2. Laughter in literature. 3. Humor in literature. I. Debbèche, Jean-Patrick II. Perron, Paul III. Title.
BH301.C7P7613 2009 809′.917 C2009–902338-5
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