On the Comic and Laughter by Propp, Vladimir -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword 1 Methodology 2 Types of Laughter and Ridiculing Laughter as a Type 3 Those Who Laugh and Those Who Do Not 4 The Ridiculous in Nature 5 Preliminary Observations 6 The Physical Side of Humans 7 The Comic of Similarity 8 The 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 The 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 Notes References

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