Redeeming laughter : the comic dimension of human experience /
Amid the variety of human experiences, the comic occupies a distinctive place. It is simultaneously ubiquitous, relative, and fragile. In this book, Peter L. Berger reflects on the nature of the comic and its relationship to other human experiences. Originally published in 1997, the second edition i...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
2014
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Amid the variety of human experiences, the comic occupies a distinctive place. It is simultaneously ubiquitous, relative, and fragile. In this book, Peter L. Berger reflects on the nature of the comic and its relationship to other human experiences. Originally published in 1997, the second edition includes a new preface reflecting on Berger's work in the intervening years, particularly on the relationship between humor and modernity. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 200 pages .) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3110354004 9783110354003 3110387662 9783110387667 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
