Description

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Almost everyone tells and appreciates jokes. Yet the nature of jokes has proved elusive. This title offers a perspective on jokes and related forms of humor. Criticizing and modifying traditional concepts and methods of analysis, it delineates an approach that explains the peculiarities of various forms of humorous expression.

About the Author

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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.