Sticks and stones
Subtitle: the philosophy of insults
By: Jerome Neu
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780195314311
Subjects: Invective
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-280) and index
Table of contents: title: On feeling insulted; title: Honor : slaps and swords; title: Insult in play and ritual; title: Assault from the rear; title: The language of abuse; title: Insult in the law : fighting words, obscenity, and hate speech; title: Insult in the law : libel and slander; title: Insult in the law : blasphemy; title: Insult humor; title: To understand all is to forgive all; title: or is it?