Condition: New,UPC: 9780300243147,Publication Date: Wed, May 1, 2019,Type: Hardcover ,
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0Why do we laugh? Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humour and the functions it serves. Packed with illuminating ideas and a good many excellent jokes, Terry Eagleton critically examines various well-known theories of humour and its social and political evolution over the centuries.