National styles of humor
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National styles of humor
（Contributions to the study of popular culture, no. 18）
Greenwood Press, 1988
- : lib. bdg
Available at 32 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. [215]-219
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume represents a first in its analysis of historical trends in the humor of eight Western countries: Australia, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, the United States, and Yugoslavia. In each country, the authors surveyed and assessed the national humor in a way designed to facilitate comparative study. Each essay details the historical development of national humor with an emphasis on the twentieth century and contemporary trends. The survey includes traditional and popular forms of humor as well as humor in literature, the performing and visual arts, and the mass media. A bibliography suggesting materials for further study completes each chapter. Not only do the contributors present a vivid picture of traditional forms of humor such as carnivals, popular performances, and special festivities, they also examine historical changes in humor. Each author discusses the functions of humor; and as a whole, the contributors demonstrate that sexual, aggressive, social, intellectual, and defensive humor have developed differently and are appreciated differently.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Humor in Australia by Hyram Davis and Peter Crofts
Humor in Belgium by H.-W.D. am Zehnoff and J.P. van Noppen
Humor in France by Henri Baudin, Nelly Feurhahn, Francoise Bariaud, and Judith Stora-Sendor
Humor in Great Britain by Jerry Palmer
Humor in Israel by Avner Ziv
Humor in Italy by Paolo Consigli
Humor in the United States by Don L.F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen with Ken Donelson
Humor in Yugoslavia by Vladimir Kolesaric, Mirjana Krizmanic, and Antun Rohacek
Appendix A: Academic Approaches to Humor
Appendix B: Thematic Bibliography
Indexes
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