Humor Psychology: A New Perspective

Author: Tang Xiao
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Humor is a part of national quality. Americans' humor is unrestrained, French humor is witty and passionate, British humor maintains a certain gentlemanly demeanor, while Eastern humor is subtle and introspective. China has had a unique sense of humor since ancient times, which is fully reflected in the works of the Pre-Qin philosophers, as well as in later novels, notes, collections, and dozens of joke anthologies. This book is a psychological study of humor, where the author cites various forms such as novels, plays, crosstalk, comics, and humorous sketches to discuss the concept of humor, attitudes toward life and humor, aesthetic taste and humor, and more.