Stephen Potter,
Sense of Humour,
Max Reinhardt, London , 1954.
PART ONE THE THEME The English Reflex Funniness by Theory The Irrelevance of Laughter The Great Originator Humour in Three Dimensions - Shakespeare S.B. and G.B.S. (Samuel Butler and George Bernard Shaw) Decline Reaction |
PART ONE THE THEME Personal Choice, then 1. The Raw Material Unconscious Humour - Taking it Seriously - The Perfection of Period - Character on the Sleeve -
2. Humour of Release - From Bonds of Words and Syntax - From Bonds of Gravity and Formula
3. Humour in Criticism. Criticism Direct. Criticism by Parody.
4. The Humour of Satire
5. The Humour of Situation
6. The Humour of Observation
7. Self-Portrait.
8. The Age of Humour
9. Tragic Humour
10. The End.
primarily a primer of humorous texts but the sub-divisions and classifications are interesting.
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