by Elliott Oring
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Elliott Oring offers a fresh perspective on jokes and related forms of humor. Criticizing and modifying traditional concepts and methods of analysis, he delineates an approach that can explain the peculiarities of a wide variety of humorous expression. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book will appeal to scholar and layman alike--to anyone who has ever wondered how jokes work and what they mean.
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Elliott Oring is professor emeritus of anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles. He is a member of the International Society for Humor Studies and a Fellow of the American Folklore Society. He has published widely in the areas of folklore, humor, and symbolism and is the author of numerous books including The Jokes of Sigmund Freud, Humor and the Individual, and Engaging Humor.
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Two major theories have held sway in the conceptualization and analysis of humor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
appropriate incongruity, appropriate incongruities, schnorrer jokes, dyadic traditions, joke repertoire, humorous communication, incongruity theory, joke cycle, elephant jokes, joke texts, joke narrative, salmon mayonnaise, riddle question, humorous expression, numerous jokes, aggression theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rechnitzer Rejects, Big Bimbo Bottom, European Jew, Sholom Aleichem, New York, Sigmund Freud, Abu Layish, Heinrich Heine, Los Angeles, United States, Bud Light, Josef Breuer, Satmar Hasidim, Tel Hai, Freud's Jewish, Miz Bimbo Bottom, Orthodox Judaism New!
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Two major theories have held sway in the conceptualization and analysis of humor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
appropriate incongruity, appropriate incongruities, schnorrer jokes, dyadic traditions, joke repertoire, humorous communication, incongruity theory, joke cycle, elephant jokes, joke texts, joke narrative, salmon mayonnaise, riddle question, humorous expression, numerous jokes, aggression theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rechnitzer Rejects, Big Bimbo Bottom, European Jew, Sholom Aleichem, New York, Sigmund Freud, Abu Layish, Heinrich Heine, Los Angeles, United States, Bud Light, Josef Breuer, Satmar Hasidim, Tel Hai, Freud's Jewish, Miz Bimbo Bottom, Orthodox Judaism New!
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- Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious by Sigmund Freud on 9 pages
- The Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud (The Standard Edition) (Vol. 1-24) by Sigmund Freud on 6 pages
- Israeli Humor: The Content and Structure of the Chizbat of the Palmah (SUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture) by Elliot Oring on 6 pages
- Semantic Mechanisms of Humor (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy) by V. Raskin on 5 pages
- Jewish Wit by T. Reik in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Engaging Humor by Elliott Oring on 5 pages
- Slave in A Box: The Strange Career of Aunt Jemima (The American South Series) by Maurice M. Manring in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Something Ain't Kosher Here: The Rise of the 'Jewish' Sitcom by Vincent Brook in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Romance on a Global Stage: Pen Pals, Virtual Ethnography, and "Mail Order" Marriages by Nicole Constable in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Naked Barbies, Warrior Joes, and Other Forms of Visible Gender by Jeannie Banks Thomas in Back Matter
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