Elliott Oring
Engaging Humor
- ISBN 13:
- 9780252075933
- author:
- Elliott Oring
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.5 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Exploring the structure, motives, and meanings of humor in everyday life, Elliott Oring examines how humor works, why it is employed, and what its messages might be. This thought-provoking book delves into various forms of humorous expression, including classic Jewish jokes, frontier humor, racist cartoons, blonde jokes, and Internet humor.
Oring scrutinizes the contexts in which these expressions are used, revealing how incongruity and absurdity can serve serious communicative ends. He also investigates the thoughts that underlie jokes, the role of humor in forging national identity, and its relationship to sentimentality. By analyzing humorous expressions contextually and comparatively, Oring shows how they emerge as communications that are both startling and profound.
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