Isn't that Clever (e-bog) af Gimbel, Steven
Gimbel, Steven (forfatter)

Isn't that Clever e-bog

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Isn't That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor - the cleverness account - according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. By defining humor in this way, answers can be found to longstanding questions about humor ethics (Are there jokes that are wrong to tell? Are there jokes that can only be told by certain people?) and humor aesthetics (What mak...
E-bog 348,37 DKK
Forfattere Gimbel, Steven (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 26 juni 2017
Længde 196 sider
Genrer AC
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781351622615
Isn't That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor - the cleverness account - according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. By defining humor in this way, answers can be found to longstanding questions about humor ethics (Are there jokes that are wrong to tell? Are there jokes that can only be told by certain people?) and humor aesthetics (What makes for a good joke? Is humor subjective?). In addition to humor in general, Isn't That Clever asks questions about comedy as an art form such as whether there are limits to what can be said in dealing with a heckler and how do we determine whether one comedian has stolen jokes from another.