Enjoyment of Laughter

Enjoyment of Laughter

Max Eastman

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2017
Materia
Humor
ISBN:
9781138522886

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Humor at its best is a somewhat fluid and transitory element, but most books about it are illustrated with hardened old jokes from the comic papers, or classic witticisms jerked out of their context

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