Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Critical Prejudice 3
5. Alternatives to Laughter 17
6. Typologies of Laughter 32
7. Nonsense 50
8. Ridicule 71
9. Laughter in Utopia 92
10. Self-Deprecating Laughter 112
11. The Comedian 130
12. Laughter and Insult 150
13. Notes 159
14. Bibliography 171
15. Index 185