LIBROS DEL AUTOR: john morreall

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  • Comedy, Tragedy, and Religion
    John Morreall
    Explicates the worldviews of comedy and tragedy, and analyzes world religions, finding some to be more comic, others more tragic.CHOICE 2000 Outstanding Academic TitleComedy, tragedy, and religion have been intertwined since ancient Greece, where comedy and tragedy arose as religious rituals. This groundbreaking book analyzes the worldviews of tragedy and comedy, and compares e...
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    46,26 €

  • The Philosophy of Laughter and Humor
    John Morreall
    This book assesses the adequacy of the traditional theories of laughter and humor, suggests revised theories, and explores such areas as the aesthetics and ethics of humor, and the relation of amusement to other mental states.Theories of laughter and humor originated in ancient times with the view that laughter is an expression of feelings of superiority over another person. Th...
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    49,78 €

  • Taking Laughter Seriously
    John Morreall
    Preface Part One: Laughter 1. Can There Be a Theory of Laughter? 2. The Superiority Theory 3. The Incongruity Theory 4. The Relief Theory 5. A New Theory Part Two: Humor 6. The Variety of Humor 7. Humor as Aesthetic Experience 8. Humor and Freedom 9. The Social Value of Humor 10. Humor and Life Notes Works Cited Index ...
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    46,38 €