Noël Carroll

Humour

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

Humour is a universal feature of human life. In this Very Short Introduction Noel Carroll considers the nature and value of humour, from its leading theories and its relation to emotion and cognition, to ethical questions of its morality and its significance in shaping society.

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Produktdetails

• A Very Short Introduction .
• Verlag: Oxford University Press; Oup Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 111mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 117g
• ISBN-13: 9780199552221
• ISBN-10: 0199552223
• Artikelnr.: 39076322

Autorenporträt

Noël Carroll is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Temple University. He is a renowned scholar in the fields of film theory, the philosophy of literature, the philosophy of the visual arts, and social and cultural theory. He is the author or editor of 15 books and hundreds of articles on a wide range of humanistic and cultural topics and he has already written broadly on the topic of comedy. He currently teaches courses in film and media theory, philosophy of art and philosophy of history.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: The nature of humour
2: Humour, emotion, and cognition
3: Humour and value
References
Further reading