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Of Clowns and Gods Brahmans and Babus: Humor in South Asian Literatures
by Christina Oesterheld, Claus Peter Zoller (Author),
Manohar Pubns (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
Humour as a competence inherent in all human beings defiesdescription and its
huge variety, forms and faces have alwaysengendered curiosity. For centuries
people have attempted topinpoint the essence of humour. The contributors to this
volume,however, restrict their study of humour to the written and
oralliteratures of South Asia. They approach the problems not onlyintuitively,
from their own sense of humour, but go beyond that outof a recognition that
humour as performance is culture specific andcannot, therefore, always be
comprehended on the spot. Severalcontributors caste their work in various
theoretical frameworks,particularly theories of humour. The volume contains a
broadspectrum of essays on the subject in modern and pre-modern, inclassical
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9788173042607
Language English
Binding Hard Bound
Publisher Manohar Pubns
Publishing Date 1998-12-01
Total Pages 181