Reflective Laughter
Subtitle: Aspects of Humour in Russian Culture (Anthem Slavic and Russian Studies)
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: December 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781843311195
Subjects: Cultural studies; Russian & Former Soviet Union; History and criticism; History; History - General History; History: World; Russia; Russian literature; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Humor; History / Russia (pre- & post-Soviet Union); Russian wit and humor; Satire, Russian
First sentence: IN his book Seriously Funny: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime, Howard Jacobson makes reference to 'national expectations of comedy', as described by the Russian clown, Slava Polunin.