The mirror of laughter
by Kozint︠s︡ev, A. G., (Aleksandr Grigorʹevich)
fromHumor Studies
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Type: Book
Loopholes argues that trivialization of comedy comes from fear that it will address our anxieties with honesty--and it is this truth that scares us. John Bruns discusses comedy as a mode of thought with a cognitive function. It is a domain of human understanding, a domain far mo…