Humour
"I was browsing in an Oxford bookshop when I noticed a display of Made Simple books - German Made Simple, Chemistry Made simple and so on. A friend of mine, a distinguished Oxford philosopher, was standing beside the bookstand, leafing through the Philosophy Made Simple volume. Seizing the change of a jape, I crept up behind him and murmured to his ear, 'That's a bit difficult for you, isn't it?'. He swung round in alarm, and my first thought was that he had undergone cosmetic surgery. Then I r…
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- Full title :Humour / Terry Eagleton.
Summary
"I was browsing in an Oxford bookshop when I noticed a display of Made Simple books - German Made Simple, Chemistry Made simple and so on. A friend of mine, a distinguished Oxford philosopher, was standing beside the bookstand, leafing through the Philosophy Made Simple volume. Seizing the change of a jape, I crept up behind him and murmured to his ear, 'That's a bit difficult for you, isn't it?'. He swung round in alarm, and my first thought was that he had undergone cosmetic surgery. Then I realised that it was not my friend at all. It was a complete stranger. Muttering a hasty apology, I scampered out of the store. Somewhere in the world there is a man who believes people in Oxford are so.
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- Publication Date:©2019
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Yale University Press
- Place of Publication:New Haven
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2019
The Physical Object
- Description:178 pagina's ; : 22 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780300243147, 0300243146
- oclc:on1112606264
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