Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic (An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic) (Dover Books on Western Philosophy)

Name: Laughter
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by Henri Bergson

Cloudesley Brereton (Translator) and Fred Rothwell (Translator)

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Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic (An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic) (Dover Books on Western Philosophy)

by Henri Bergson

Cloudesley Brereton (Translator) and Fred Rothwell (Translator)

1 rating • 1 review • 1 shelved

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ISBN10 0486443809
ISBN13 9780486443805
Publish Date 28 October 2005 (first published 15 October 1998)
Publish Status Out of Print
Out of Print 19 May 2021
Publish Country US
Imprint Dover Publications Inc.

Format Paperback (US Trade)
Pages 98
Language English

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Philosophical text on what consitutes the comic from 1900. A surprisingly accessible and decent read, in addition to being insightful. Occasionally Bergson assumes that his readers are familiar with nineteenth-century French plays, but his essays are perfectly understandable if these examples don't resonate with the reader.