The Mirror of Laughter presents a theory of humor and laughter by examining their relationship to human behaviors. Kozintsev is especially interested in the relationship between biological and cultural factors that influence behaviors. He divides his work into four chapters, the…
The mirror of laughter
by Kozint︠s︡ev, A. G., (Aleksandr Grigorʹevich)
fromHumor Studies
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…
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…