Cultural History of Humour: From Antiquity to the Present Day - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745618804 ISBN 13 : 9780745618807

Editeur : Polity, 1997

Synopsis

Humour is without doubt a vital element of the human condition but it has rarely been the subject of serious historical research. Yet a closer look at jokes and other comic phenomena shows us that the nature of humour changes from one period to another, and that these changes can provide us with important insights into the social and cultural developments of the past.


This important and highly original book sets out to explore the terra incognita of humour through the ages – from jokes and stage humour in Greece and Rome to the jestbooks of early modern Europe, from practical jokes in Renaissance Italy to comic painting during the Dutch Golden Age, from Bakhtin′s conception of laughter to the joking relationships of anthropologists.


These innovative accounts move humour into the centre of social and cultural history and throw an unexpected light on life and manners through the ages.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jan Mremmer, University of Groningen

Herman Roodenburg, P.J. Meertens–Institute Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Humour is without doubt a vital element of the human condition but it has rarely been the subject of serious historical research. Yet a closer look at jokes and other comic phenomena shows us that the nature of humour changes from one period to another, and that these changes can provide us with important insights into the social and cultural developments of the past.

This important and highly original book sets out to explore the terra incognita of humour through the ages – from jokes and stage humour in Greece and Rome to the jestbooks of early modern Europe, from practical jokes in Renaissance Italy to comic painting during the Dutch Golden Age, from Bakhtin′s conception of laughter to the joking relationships of anthropologists.

These innovative accounts move humour into the centre of social and cultural history and throw an unexpected light on life and manners through the ages.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745618804
• ISBN 13: 9780745618807
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Éditeur: Bremmer Jan, Roodenburg Herman
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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