British Humour as the Art of Contemporary Homo Ridens: Based on an Exploration of the Comedy Series Fawlty Towers

Humour may ridicule both − the old and the new: something that is old may be attacked from a new position, and equally, something that is new, modern, dangerous for the status quo. The weapon in such confrontations, since the beginning of time, has been laughter. During primitive folk ceremonies or...

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Main Author: Agata Figiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bucharest Publishing House 2015-11-01
Series:Styles of Communication
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