Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. List of illustrations xi
5. Foreword xiii
6. 1. Antique humour 1
7. 2. Canada’s remarkable humorist Stephen Leacock (1869–1944) 37
8. 3. Folk humour in the country and in the city 77
9. 4. 20th century literary humour 111
10. 5. 20th century print humour and cartoons 163
11. 6. Joking at the margins 209
12. 7. Popular comedy on stage and in the media 241
13. Conclusion 275
14. Previous publications 277
15. Select references 279
16. Index 293