num_pages: 184
description: Elliott Oring offers a fresh perspective on jokes and related forms of humor. Criticizing and modifying traditional concepts and methods of analysis, he delineates an approach that can explain the peculiarities of a wide variety of humorous expression. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book will appeal to scholar and layman alike--to anyone who has ever wondered how jokes work and what they mean.
language: English
title: Jokes and Their Relations
titlecomplete: Jokes and Their Relations
genres: Folklore, Humor
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky