Surprised by Laughter
Subtitle: the comic world of C.S. Lewis
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2012.
Place of publication: Nashville, TN
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781595554789
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : The idea and the legacy.; title: Introduction; title: The deadly dissection; title: Perspectives; title: Fathers and sons; title: Grandfather of mirth and gladness; title: Humor of the self; title: Part 2 : Joy.; title: Introduction; title: Sehnsucht; title: Joy and suffering; title: Laughter of reunions; title: Joy and hierarchy; title: A joyful noise; title: Laughter as thanksgiving; title: Heaven; title: Part 3 : Fun.; title: Introduction; title: The quiddity of life; title: Humor and humility; title: Gravity and levity; title: Food and drink; title: Adventures and games; title: The fun in nature; title: Wild play; title: The fun of reading; title: Wordplay; title: Part 4 : The joke proper.; title: Introduction; title: Wit and wordplay; title: The word made joke; title: Comic techniques and topics; title: Taboo humor; title: The vernacular and the vulgar; title: The oldest joke; title: Falling from Frauendienst; title: Sex and marriage; title: Part 5 : Satire and flippancy.; title: Introduction; title: A storehouse of satire; title: The sword of satire; title: Flippancy; title: Part 6 : Conclusion : The laughter of love.; title: A divine comedy; title: About the author