Japanese humour
By: Marguerite Wells.
Series: St. Antony's series
Publisher: St. Martins Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Japanese wit and humor -- History and criticism.
Description: This is not a book of jokes. It is about how people make rules about humour: rules about what humour is, what it is not, what it should and should not be, when it should and should not be used, what type of humour is permissible and what type forbidden, what is good and bad about humour, what should be considered funny and what should not.

Based on a study of Japanese humour, this book offers a framework for a general understanding of why and how societies make rules about the use of humour, and how those rules affect patterns of communication and the development of humour and comedy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-188) and index.
"In association with St Antony's College, Oxford."