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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Stuff, but Very Verbose
Unless you are part of the 0.00001% of the population that is into deeply philosophical humor theory (as I am), this book is not for you; however, if you like verbosely-written, semi-combatant, yet subtly persuasive, arguments for an alternative to the ever-popular 'Incongruity' theory of humor, then this book is golden. Latta's does fine work in establishing a...
Published on December 23, 2003 by Douglas E Pruim
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A BASIC HUMOR PROCESS BY ROBERT LATTA
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BOOK BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TO DESTROY THE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF INCONGRUITY RESOLUTION AS THE CAUSE OF JOKES CAUSING LAUGHTER BUT THE TEXT IS VERY CAUTIOUS, LABOURED AND DENSE BEING ALMOST AS BAD AS SCHOPENHAUR TO FOLLOW .
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Stuff, but Very Verbose,
By Douglas E Pruim (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Basic Humor Process: A Cognitive-Shift Theory and the Case against Incongruity (Humor Research, No. 5) (Hardcover)
Unless you are part of the 0.00001% of the population that is into deeply philosophical humor theory (as I am), this book is not for you; however, if you like verbosely-written, semi-combatant, yet subtly persuasive, arguments for an alternative to the ever-popular 'Incongruity' theory of humor, then this book is golden.Latta's does fine work in establishing a process-oriented understanding of humor. His theory is compelling and interesting, but his writing is very thick. This book is a great reference for humor theorists, but it is not for the casual reader. Like Tolkien was for the genre of fantasy, Latta is for humor theory: good, but really, really, really hard to read in one sitting.
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THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BOOK BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TO DESTROY THE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF INCONGRUITY RESOLUTION AS THE CAUSE OF JOKES CAUSING LAUGHTER BUT THE TEXT IS VERY CAUTIOUS, LABOURED AND DENSE BEING ALMOST AS BAD AS SCHOPENHAUR TO FOLLOW . |
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The Basic Humor Process: A Cognitive-Shift Theory and the Case against Incongruity (Humor Research, No. 5) by Robert L. Latta (Hardcover - Oct. 1998)
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