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100 1 _aOring, Elliott,
_d1945-
245 1 0 _aEngaging humor /
_cElliott Oring.
260 _aUrbana, Ill. :
_bUniversity of Illinois Press ;
_aChesham :
_bCombined Academic [distributor],
_c2008.
300 _a224 p. :
_bill.
500 _aOriginally published: 2003.
520 8 _aEliott Oring asks essential questions about humorous expression in contemporary society, examining how humour works, why it is employed, and what its messages might be. The book is full of examples of jokes and riddles that reveal humour to be a meaningful - even significant - form of expression.
521 _aSpecialized.
650 0 _aWit and humor
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aComic, The.
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