Humour

Humour By Eagleton, Terry Published by Yale University Press Publication Date: 2022-05-10 Subject: Philosophy, Philosophy Aesthetics, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Performing Arts Comedy, Performing Arts, Comedy, Philosophy: Aesthetics, Other Performing Arts, Wit And Humor - Social Aspects, Wit And Humor - History And Criticism, Wit And Humor - Political Aspects, Anf: Philosophy, Performing Arts Comedy, Philosophy Aesthetics, Performing Arts Comedy, Philosophy Aesthetics, Social Science Anthropology - Cultural & Social, Philosophy, Other Performing Arts, Philosophy: Aesthetics Subject Keywords: cultural philosophy; culture; entertainment; theory of comedy; theory of humor; humorous; what it means to be funny; laughter as a language; purpose of laughter; scoffing; mocking; teasing; jokes; wisecracks; social norms; political humor; self-deprecating humor; on laughter; physicality of laughter; effect of laughter; false analogies; humour; humourous; humor; marxist theory; aggression; cruelty; incongruity; dissonance; aristotle; aquinas; hobbes; freud; bakhtin; psychoanalytic mechanism of humor; george orwell; defining humor; how to be funny; literary theory; literary criticism of comedy Genre: Philosophy, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Performing Arts, Comedy, Philosophy: Aesthetics, Other Performing Arts Target Audience: A Read for the Modern Generation