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Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Noël, 1947- Carroll is a humor available to read on EtoBox.
What is Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) about?
Humour has been discovered in every known human culture and thinkers have discussed it for over two thousand years. Humour can serve many functions; it can be used to relieve stress, to promote goodwill among strangers, to dissipate tension within a fractious group, to display intelligence, and some have even claimed that it improves health and fights sickness. In this Very Short Introduction Noel Carroll examines the leading theories of humour including The Superiority Theory and The Incongruit
Who reads Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Noël, 1947- Carroll
- Publisher
- IRL Press at Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780199552221
- Category
- humor
- Subjects
- Psychology, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.26 / 5 (42 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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