The History of Laughter and Derision
Publisher
:
Fayard
Parution date
:
2000
EAN
:
9782213606965
Description
From the uncontrollable laughing of Homeric gods to recorded laughter on television shows, Georges Minois compiles here a history of good and bad uses of laughter, derision and humor in the Western world. An excellent historical document and a most enjoyable read.
Author
Georges Minois : Georges Minois is a historian, a specialist in religious history, and the author of Les Origines du mal: Une histoire du peché original (Fayard, 2002), Histoire de l’athéisme (Fayard, 1998), Histoire de l’avenir: Des prophètes à la perspective (Fayard, 1996), and L’Eglise et la science: Histoire d’un malentendu (Fayard, 1990–1991).
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