Redeeming laughter : the comic dimension of human experience / Peter L. Berger.

Amid the variety of human experiences, the comic occupies a distinctive place. It is simultaneously ubiquitous, relative, and fragile. In this book, Peter L. Berger reflects on the nature of the comic and its relationship to other human experiences. Originally published in 1997, the second edition i...

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Main Author: Berger, Peter L., 1929-2017 (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2014.
Edition:Second edition.
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Summary:Amid the variety of human experiences, the comic occupies a distinctive place. It is simultaneously ubiquitous, relative, and fragile. In this book, Peter L. Berger reflects on the nature of the comic and its relationship to other human experiences. Originally published in 1997, the second edition includes a new preface reflecting on Berger's work in the intervening years, particularly on the relationship between humor and modernity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 200 pages .)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3110354004
9783110354003
3110387662
9783110387667
Language:In English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.