An Anatomy of Humor

Humor permeates every aspect of society and has done so for thousands of years. People experience it daily through television, newspapers, literature, and contact with others. The types of jokes a person enjoys contribute significantly to the definition of that person as well as to the character of a given society. Berger shows how humor can range from the simple pun to complex plots in Elizabethan plays, in the process exploring why humor is such a dominating force in our lives.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Humor, Psyche and Society	p. 1
Theoretical Concerns
A Glossary of the Techniques of Humor: Morphology of the Joke-Tale	p. 15
Anatomy of a Joke	p. 57
Applications
The Telephone Pole with the Braided Armpits: Ethnic and Racial Jokes and American Society	p. 65
"On Me You Can't Count": An Interpretation of a Jewish Joke with Relevance to the Jewish Question	p. 75
Jewish Fools: From the Wise Men of Chelm to Jackie Mason	p. 83
Mickey Mouse and Krazy Kat: Of Mice and Men	p. 97
Comics and Popular Culture: Not Just Kid's Stuff	p. 107
Mark Russell in Buffalo	p. 121
A Cool Million	p. 127
Twelfth Night: Comedic Techniques and Social Considerations	p. 133
Huckleberry Finn as a Novel of the Absurd: Making Sense of an Existentialist Hero	p. 145
Healing with Humor: A Laugh a Day Keeps the Doctor Away	p. 155
Comedy and Creation: On the Generative Power of Humor	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 175
Names Index	p. 181
Subject Index	p. 185
Jokes and Humorous Texts Index	p. 191
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