Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
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Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic is a philosophical work by Henri Bergson that analyzes the nature and social function of humor and the comic.
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| Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Context triple: [Henri Bergson, notableWork, Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic]
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Target entity: Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic Target entity description: Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic is a philosophical work by Henri Bergson that analyzes the nature and social function of humor and the comic.
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A.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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B.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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C.
The Nature and Aim of Fiction
The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
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D.
Five Characters in Search of an Exit
"Five Characters in Search of an Exit" is a classic, surreal episode of The Twilight Zone in which five strangers trapped in a mysterious, featureless space struggle to understand who they are and why they are there.
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E.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Henri Bergson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
difference between emotion and laughter
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mechanical encrusted upon the living ⓘ relationship between intelligence and laughter ⓘ rigidity of behavior as source of the comic ⓘ social correction through laughter ⓘ social function of ridicule ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy of art
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philosophy of mind ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophy of humor ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic self-link ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslator |
Cloudesley Brereton
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Fred Rothwell ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century aesthetics
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literary theory of the comic ⓘ philosophy of humor ⓘ theory of comedy in film ⓘ theory of comedy in theatre ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Henri Bergson's theory of duration
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vitalism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general educated readers
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literary critics ⓘ philosophers ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
humor
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laughter ⓘ social function of humor ⓘ the comic ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
comic as a phenomenon of social life
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insensitivity as condition of laughter ⓘ laughter as a social gesture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Rire: Essai sur la signification du comique ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Bergsonian philosophy
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French philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alcan ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Creative Evolution
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Time and Free Will ⓘ |
| structure | three essays ⓘ |
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