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.
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Funny peculiar Gershon Legman and the psychopathology of humor by Brottman, Mikita

New York : Routledge, 2012
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