Title: Sudden Glory
Subtitle: laughter as subversive history
First published: 1995
Description: A history of laughter through eight phases of civilization. The book examines what people laughed at through the ages, what the Church's attitude was, and when the first joke appeared. Sanders queries its uses and shows evidence of its power to give voiceto the voiceless.
Subjects: Social norms in literature, History and criticism, Wit and humor, Laughter, History, Lachen, Witz, Geschichte, Wit and humor, history and criticism
LC classification: PN6147 .S26 1995