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Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic

By Henri Bergson, Cloudesley Brereton (Translator), Fred Rothwell (Translator)
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By Henri Bergson, Cloudesley Brereton (Translator), Fred Rothwell (Translator)
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“Laughter” is a collection of three of Bergson's essays, originally published in 1900. Within them, Bergson attempts a study of laughter—particularly laughter caused by a comedian—to discover the different types of comic situations and to define the laws of the comic. A classic text for those with an interest in comedy and being a comic. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with a Chapter From “Bergson And His Philosophy” by J. Alexander Gunn. Henri-Louis Ber...

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Music, Film & Performing ArtsPhilosophyHumorPerforming ArtsGeneral & Miscellaneous PhilosophyComedyComedy - History & CriticismPhilosophy - General & MiscellaneousHumor - History & Criticism