Jokes and Their Relations

By Elliott Oring

Book Overview

Almost everyone tells and appreciates jokes. Yet the nature of jokes has proved elusive. This title offers a perspective on jokes and related forms of humor. Criticizing and modifying traditional concepts and methods of analysis, it delineates an approach that explains the peculiarities of various forms of humorous expression.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412814391
• ISBN13: 9781412814393
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"