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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Hillsdale, NJ :
Analytic Press,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Funny Peculiar: Gershon Legman and the Psychopathology of Humor
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 Legitimizing Legman
- CHAPTER 2 Against Jokes
- CHAPTER 3 Against Laughter
- CHAPTER 4 Against Clowns
- CHAPTER 5 Against Stand-Up
- CHAPTER 6 Against Humor Therapy
- Afterword
- References
- Index.