Funny peculiar : Gershon Legman and the psychopathology of humor /

"Why are jokes funny? For Mikita Brottman, there is nothing funny about laughter, which is less connected to mirth and feelings of good will than to a nexus of darker emotions: fear, aggression, shame, anxiety. To this end, she provides an account of the life and work of Gershon Legman, exiled...

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Main Author:	Brottman, Mikita, 1966-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hillsdale, NJ : Analytic Press, 2004.
Subjects:	Legman, G. > (Gershon), > 1917-1999. > Rationale of the dirty joke. Wit and humor > History and criticism. Sex > Humor > History and criticism.
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