Between Laughter and Satire: Aspects of the Historical Study of Humour

by Conal Condren

This book explores closely related aspects of the historical study of humour. It challenges much that has been taken for granted in a field of study for which history has been marginal. It disputes the conventional genealogical view that humour theory dates from antiquity and outlines an alternative conceptual history. It critically examines the nostrum that humour is universal. It then explores the methodological difficulties in treating both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031217381
• ISBN13: 9783031217388
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"