Inciting Laughter
Subtitle: The Development of "Jewish Humor" in 19th Century German Culture (European Cultures, V. 12)
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9783110162998
Subjects: Cultural studies; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Jewish studies; Literary studies: 19th century; Social history; Jewish authors; Germany; Literature - Classics / Criticism; German; Literary Criticism; Jews; European - German; German literature; 19th century; History and criticism; Intellectual life
First sentence: It is a common assumption that laughter embodies national character.