{"product_id":"on-the-comic-and-laughter-9780802099266","title":"On the Comic and Laughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn extensive investigation of the forms and functions of the comic, this lively and engaging English critical edition will be welcomed by those interested in laughter, comedy, folklore, Russian literature, and specific authors such as Gogol, Pushkin, Chekhov, Rabelais, Molière, and Shakespeare. The direct, humorous, and provocative style of this work, which tackles the subject of humour with a vast array of vivid examples encountered on every page, will certainly appeal to the contemporary reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Vladimir Propp takes various forms of laughter in literature and real life and addresses questions such as the comic of similarity, the comic of difference, parody, duping, incongruity, lying, ritual laughter, and carnival laughter. The author of the widely acclaimed \u003cem\u003eMorphology of the Folktale \u003c\/em\u003ehas written an original, comprehensive, and exciting study on how humour works, and on everything you wanted to know about the genre, in a clear, approachable, and insightful manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vladimir Propp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.50w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802099266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eVladimir Propp\u003c\/b\u003e (1895-1970) was a literary critic and folklore specialist. \u003cb\u003eJean-Patrick Debbèche\u003c\/b\u003e has a PhD in Semiotics and French Literature and is a researcher at the University of Toronto. \u003cb\u003ePaul Perron\u003c\/b\u003e is former Chair of the Department of French Studies at the University of Toronto and Principal emeritus of University College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45402506690675,"sku":"9780802099266","price":111.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2d894635-cb57-4fa7-862f-21d45bd1d291.jpg?v=1787743945","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/on-the-comic-and-laughter-9780802099266","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}