Absurd Humor
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Dark Humor
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Author : Oliver Gaspirtz
language : en
Publisher: Westhoff Publishing
Release Date : 2020-04-01
Dark Humor written by Oliver Gaspirtz and has been published by Westhoff Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Throughout history’s darkest times, people have exhibited a particular type of humor: dark humor, also known as black humor, black comedy, dark comedy, or gallows humor. That’s my favorite kind. I like absurd, random stuff. But with a dark twist. Black humor makes fun of the things that terrify us. It’s a coping mechanism. Some people think death is taboo as a topic for jokes. But every stand up comic and every cartoonist knows that taboo jokes get the biggest laughs, the guilty laughs, and the biggest dopamine release. Humor is not supposed to be polite. It’s supposed to mock bad things. Here’s a little selection of some of my favorite cartoons, about life’s painful little absurdities that make me laugh. “I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all.” -Abraham Lincoln "If you're a fan of Gary Larson's The Far Side, you'll love Gaspirtz's Dark Humor." -Not Abraham Lincoln
So Absurd It Must Be True
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Author : Victoria Ray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-18
So Absurd It Must Be True written by Victoria Ray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-18 with categories.
It's hard to describe a book that doesn't fit anywhere... a book that uncovers the most bizarre human desires and absurd aspects of our lives. In So Absurd It Must Be True, acclaimed Blåsbo Gatan satirist VICTORIA RAY offers her absolutely odd vision on the present situation in the world, relationships, and human emotions. The book is a collection of dark humor and surreal parodies, where the mix of satire and irony unveils the truth about our laughable existence called 'life'. But don't worry, Ray is here to help you make sense of it all. Each story exposes the tragedy of being an adult, the man-woman game, the kaleidoscope of human relationships, and the limitations of our sexual fantasies. Among the topics covered: 1) why Santa Claus had forgotten that you exist; 2) neighbors and how to deal with them - one by one; 3) Russian gang leader vs American CIA agent; 4) why Leo Tolstoy killed Anna Karenina; 5) cults, dreams and deaths; 6) the walls of wisdom in lifts; 7) famous five are hiding in Cuba... go figure! 8) enemies and their tears; 9) what happened in Kyrgyzstan with Jesus? 10) where to find a clue for NO CLUE? 11) new AI generation; 12) fairy tales and bored Queens; 13) ghosts and X files. Anyone who had ever spent time with another human being or, at least, been born... will love this collection. The book contains profanity, fun or gross erotica, and elements of violence. Only for adults. Genre: surreal humor, satire, parody, horror, dark comedy, absurdist fiction, comic strips.
Dark Humor
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Author : Harold Bloom
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Dark Humor written by Harold Bloom and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Black humor categories.
Provides an examination of the use of dark humor in classic literary works.
Absurd Jokes
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Author : Jonas Cain
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-03-04
Absurd Jokes written by Jonas Cain and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-04 with categories.
Laughter is good medicine and this book offers a good dose of laughter. Here's an absurd joke to get you started: One book said to the other, "Can you help me out? I'm really in a BIND." And the other book said, "Don't worry, I've got your COVERED!"
Engaging Humor
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Author : Elliott Oring
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2010-10-01
Engaging Humor written by Elliott Oring and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-01 with Humor categories.
Exploring the structure, motives, and meanings of humor in everyday life In Engaging Humor, Elliott Oring asks essential questions concerning humorous expression in contemporary society, examining how humor works, why it is employed, and what its messages might be. This provocative book is filled with examples of jokes and riddles that reveal humor to be a meaningful--even significant--form of expression. Oring scrutinizes classic Jewish jokes, frontier humor, racist cartoons, blonde jokes, and Internet humor. He provides alternate ways of thinking about humorous expressions by examining their contexts--not just their contents. He also shows how the incongruity and absurdity essential to the production of laughter can serve serious communicative ends. Engaging Humor examines the thoughts that underlie jokes, the question of racist motivation in ethnic humor, and the use of humor as a commentary on social interaction. The book also explores the relationship between humor and sentimentality and the role of humor in forging national identity. Engaging Humor demonstrates that when analyzed contextually and comparatively, humorous expressions emerge as communications that are startling, intriguing, and profound.
Anthology Of Black Humor
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Author : André Breton
language : en
Publisher: City Lights Books
Release Date : 2021-01-29
Anthology Of Black Humor written by André Breton and has been published by City Lights Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-29 with Literary Collections categories.
This is the first publication in English of the anthology that contains Breton’s definitive statement on l’humour noir, one of the seminal concepts of Surrealism, and his provocative assessments of the writers he most admired. While some of the authors featured in The Anthology of Black Humor are already well known to American readers—Swift, Kafka, Rimbaud, Poe, Lewis Carroll, and Baudelaire among them (and even then, Breton’s selections are often surprising)—many others are sure to come as a revelation. The entries range from the acerbic aphorisms of Swift, Lichtenberg, and Duchamp to the theatrical slapstick of Christian Dietrich Grabbe, from the wry missives of Rimbaud and Jacques Vache to the manic paranoia of Dali, from the ferocious iconoclasm of Alfred Jarry and Arthur Craven to the offhand hilarity of Apollinaire at his most spontaneous. For each of the forty-five authors included, Breton has provided an enlightening biographical and critical preface, situating both the writer and the work in the context of black humor—a partly macabre, partly ironic, and often absurd turn of spirit that Breton defined as "a superior revolt of the mind." "Anthologies can aim to be groundbreaking or thought-provoking; few can be said to have introduced a new phrase—or a new concept—into the language. No one had ever used the term "black humour" before this one came along, unless, perhaps, it was from a racial angle."—The Guardian Andre Breton (1896-1966), the founder and principal theorist of the Surrealist movement, is one of the major literary figures of the past century. His best-known works in English translation include Nadja, Mad Love, The Manifestoes of Surrealism, The Magnetic Fields (with Philippe Soupault), and Earthlight. Mark Polizzotti is the author of Revolution of the Mind: The Life of Andre Breton.
Absurd Ditties
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Author : G. E. Farrow
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-02
Absurd Ditties written by G. E. Farrow and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-02 with Humor categories.
'Absurd Ditties' is a collection of 65 humorous poems. G. E. Farrow takes readers on a rollicking journey through the absurdities of life, from the strange antics of judges and solicitors to the misadventures of a fairy godmother and a company promoter. Each poem is crafted with wit and irreverence, inviting readers to laugh out loud at the absurdity of it all. Here's an excerpt from one of the featured poems, 'That of the Converted Cannibals': "Upon an island, all alone / They lived, in the Pacific / Somewhere within the Torrid Zone / Where heat is quite terrific."
The Logic Of The Absurd
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Author : Jerry Palmer
language : en
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Release Date : 1987
The Logic Of The Absurd written by Jerry Palmer and has been published by BFI Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
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Surreal Black Comedy
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Author : Thomas Shepard
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-05-28
Surreal Black Comedy written by Thomas Shepard and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-28 with categories.
Dr. Strangelove does stand-up at midnight... in a seedy nightclub on Sunset Boulevard.
Dark Humour And Social Satire In The Modern British Novel
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Author : L. Colletta
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2003-09-30
Dark Humour And Social Satire In The Modern British Novel written by L. Colletta and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
Colletta uses psychoanalytic theories of joke-work and gallows humour to argue that dark humour is an important, defining characteristic of Modernism. She brings together the usual suspects alongside more often overlooked writers from the period, and asks probing questions about the relationship between a dark humour that 'revels in the non-rational, the unstable, and the fragmented, and resists easy definition and political usefulness' and the historical and social circumstances of the period. Colletta makes a compelling argument that probing deeply into the nature of humour or satire that define these 'social comedies' brings to light a more complex, and more accurate, understanding of the social changes and historical circumstances that define the modern era.