Book Review. Oring, Elliot (2016). Joking Asides: The Theory, Analysis and Aesthetics of Humour. University Press of Colorado.

Joking Asides: The Theory, Analysis and Aesthetics of Humour is a collection of twelve essays on humour, and more specifically on jokes, written by Elliot Oring, professor emeritus of anthropology and folklorist. In this review, I try to present his work, briefly sketching the author’s main positio...

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Main Author: Chiara Mazzocconi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies 2017-11-01
Series:The European Journal of Humour Research
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Online Access:https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/187