Le Rire: Essai sur la signification du comique
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Le Rire: Essai sur la signification du comique is a 1900 philosophical work by Henri Bergson that analyzes the nature and social function of laughter and the comic.
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Target entity: Le Rire: Essai sur la signification du comique Context triple: [Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic, originalTitle, Le Rire: Essai sur la signification du comique]
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Sens et non-sens
Sens et non-sens is a collection of philosophical essays by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that explores themes of perception, art, politics, and meaning within the framework of existential phenomenology.
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Les Comédiens sans le savoir
Les Comédiens sans le savoir is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his panoramic literary cycle La Comédie humaine, depicting the lives and manners of 19th-century Parisians.
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The Bald Soprano
The Bald Soprano is a landmark one-act play by Eugène Ionesco that helped define the Theatre of the Absurd through its nonsensical dialogue and satirical portrayal of bourgeois communication.
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The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus is a philosophical essay by Albert Camus that uses the Greek myth of Sisyphus to explore the concept of the absurd and the search for meaning in a meaningless world.
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Chaise cassée
Chaise cassée is the French title of the monumental Broken Chair sculpture, a giant wooden chair with a broken leg symbolizing opposition to land mines and armed violence, located in Geneva.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Le Rire: Essai sur la signification du comique Target entity description: Le Rire: Essai sur la signification du comique is a 1900 philosophical work by Henri Bergson that analyzes the nature and social function of laughter and the comic.
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A.
Sens et non-sens
Sens et non-sens is a collection of philosophical essays by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that explores themes of perception, art, politics, and meaning within the framework of existential phenomenology.
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B.
Les Comédiens sans le savoir
Les Comédiens sans le savoir is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his panoramic literary cycle La Comédie humaine, depicting the lives and manners of 19th-century Parisians.
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C.
The Bald Soprano
The Bald Soprano is a landmark one-act play by Eugène Ionesco that helped define the Theatre of the Absurd through its nonsensical dialogue and satirical portrayal of bourgeois communication.
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D.
The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus is a philosophical essay by Albert Camus that uses the Greek myth of Sisyphus to explore the concept of the absurd and the search for meaning in a meaningless world.
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E.
Chaise cassée
Chaise cassée is the French title of the monumental Broken Chair sculpture, a giant wooden chair with a broken leg symbolizing opposition to land mines and armed violence, located in Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Henri Bergson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
inattention to life
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mechanical encrusted upon the living ⓘ rigidity of character ⓘ social corrective function of laughter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| field |
aesthetics of the comic
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philosophy of art ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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humor theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first essay
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second essay ⓘ third essay ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century philosophy of humor
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literary theory of comedy ⓘ sociology of laughter ⓘ theory of film comedy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Henri Bergson's earlier philosophical work ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
laughter
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philosophy of humor ⓘ social function of laughter ⓘ the comic ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
comic as a social phenomenon
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comic effect produced by rigidity ⓘ laughter as a social sanction ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Rire: Essai sur la signification du comique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Bergsonian philosophy
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French philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationType | essay collection ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1900 ⓘ |
| publisher | French publisher (1900) ⓘ |
| title | Le Rire: Essai sur la signification du comique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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