Laughter: an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic 9780486113579, 0486113574, 9781306333962, 1306333962

In this great philosophical essay, Henri Bergson explores why people laugh and what laughter means. Written at the turn

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English Year 2013;2012

Laughter: an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
9780486113579, 0486113574, 9781306333962, 1306333962

Author / Uploaded
Bergson
Henri;Brereton
Cloudesley;Rothwell
Fred

Table of contents :
Title Page
Copyright Page
TRANSLATORS' PREFACE
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I --
THE COMIC IN GENERAL-THE COMIC ELEMENT IN FORMS AND MOVEMENTS-EXPANSIVE FORCE OF THE COMIC
I
II
III
IV
V
CHAPTER II --
THE COMIC ELEMENT IN SITUATIONS AND THE COMIC ELEMENT IN WORDS
I
II
CHAPTER III --
THE COMIC IN CHARACTER
I
II
III
IV
V.

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