Título: Humour
Autor: Terry Eagleton
Sinopse: Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humour and the functions it serves. Why do we laugh? What are we to make of the sheer variety of laughter, from braying and cackling to sniggering and chortling? Is humour subversive, or can it defuse dissent? Can we define wit? Packed with illuminating ideas and a good many excellent jokes, the book critically examines various well-known theories of humour, including the idea that it springs from incongruity and the view that it reflects a mildly sadistic form of superiority to others. Drawing on a wide range of literary and philosophical sources, Terry Eagleton moves from Aristotle and Aquinas to Hobbes, Freud, and Bakhtin, looking in particular at the psychoanalytical mechanisms underlying humour and its social and political evolution over the centuries. Acabamento: Hardcover. Peso: 396g. Dimensões: 21.08 x 14.22 x 2.29.
Contexto da obra
Dentro do catálogo, este livro pode ser situado a partir do tema, da autoria e da proposta editorial. “Humour”, de Terry Eagleton, publicado pela editora Yale, em 2019 e com 224 páginas, integra a categoria Humor Adulto. Esse enquadramento pode tornar mais clara a proposta do livro e o tipo de interesse que ele costuma despertar.
Editora: Yale
Páginas: 224
Ano: 2019
Edição: 1ª EDIÇÃO
Linguagem: Inglês
ISBN:
ISBN13: 9780300243147
