Oriental Humour
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Asian Laughter
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Author : Leonard Feinberg
language : en
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
Release Date : 1971
Asian Laughter written by Leonard Feinberg and has been published by Weatherhill, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Oriental wit and humor categories.
A collection of short stories, essays, anecdotes, poems, and plays representing two thousand years of wit and humor in China, Japan, India, and Ceylon.
Oriental Humour
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Author : Reginald Horace Blyth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
Oriental Humour written by Reginald Horace Blyth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Caricatures and cartoons categories.
Humour In Asian Cultures
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Author : Jessica Milner Davis
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-06-30
Humour In Asian Cultures written by Jessica Milner Davis and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
This innovative book traces the impact of tradition on modern humour across several Asian countries and their cultures. Using examples from Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Chinese cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the contributors explore the different cultural rules for creating and sharing humour. Humour can be a powerful lubricant when correctly interpreted; mis-interpreted, it is likely to cause considerable setbacks. Over time, it has emerged and submerged in different periods and different forms in all these countries but today’s conventions still reflect traditional attitudes to and assumptions about what is appropriate in creating and using humour. Under close examination, Milner Davis and her colleagues show how forms and conventions that differ from those in the west can also be seen to possess elements in common. With examples including Mencian and other classical texts, Balinese traditional verbal humour, Korean and Taiwanese workplace humour, Japanese laughter ceremonies, performances and cartoons, as well as contemporary Chinese-language films and videos, they engage with a wide range of forms and traditions. This fascinating collection of studies will be of great interest to students and scholars of many Asian cultures, and also to those with a broader interest in humour studies. It highlights the increasing importance of understanding a wider range of cultural values in the present era of globalized communication and the importance of reliable studies of why and how cultures that are geographically related differ in their traditional uses of and assumptions about humour.
Humour In Chinese Life And Letters
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Author : Jessica Milner Davis
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2011-12-01
Humour In Chinese Life And Letters written by Jessica Milner Davis and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
The present study emphasizes Chapter Six of Huai-nan Tzu in expounding the theory of kan-ying STIMULUS-RESPONSE; RESONANCE, which postulates that all things in the universe are interrelated and influence each other according to pre-set patterns.
Chinese Wit Humor
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Author : George Kao
language : en
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
Release Date : 1974
Chinese Wit Humor written by George Kao and has been published by Sterling Publishing (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Chinese wit and humor categories.
Traditional Chinese Humor
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Author : Henry W. Wells
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Traditional Chinese Humor written by Henry W. Wells and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Chinese wit and humor categories.
Humor And Chinese Culture
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Author : Xiaodong Yue
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-20
Humor And Chinese Culture written by Xiaodong Yue and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-20 with Humor categories.
This book addresses psychological studies of humour in Chinese societies. It starts by reviewing how the concept of humour evolves in Chinese history, and how it is perceived by Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism respectively. It then compares differences in the Western and the Chinese perceptions of humor and discusses empirical studies that were conducted to examine such differences. It also discusses the cultural origin and empirical evidence of the Chinese ambivalence about humor and presents empirical findings that illustrate its existence. Having done these, it proceeds to discuss psychological studies that examine how humour is related to various demographic, dispositional variables as well as how humour is related to creativity in Chinese societies. It also discusses how humour is related to emotional expressions and mental health in Chinese society as well. It concludes with a discussion on how workplace humor is reflected and developed in Chinese contexts. Taken together, this book attempts to bring together the theoretical propositions, empirical studies, and cultural analyses of humor in Chinese societies.
Of Clowns And Gods Brahmans And Babus
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Author : Christina Oesterheld
language : en
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Release Date : 1999
Of Clowns And Gods Brahmans And Babus written by Christina Oesterheld and has been published by Manohar Publishers and Distributors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Humor categories.
Humour As A Competence Inherent In All Human Beings Defies Description. Its Variety Of Manifetations, In Contrast, The Countless Faces And Forms Of Humour Have Always Engendered Curiosity. For Centuries They Have Inspired People To Attempt To Pinpoint The Essence Of Humour. The Contributors To This Volume, However, Are Somewhat More Modest In Their Endeavors. Their Topic Is Humour In The Written And Oral Literatures Of South Asia. This Volume Contains A Broad Spectre Of Essays On Humour In Modern And Pre-Modern, In Classical And Folk, And In Written And Oral Literatures From Almost All Corners Of The Subcontinent. The Essays Treat The Subject From A Multitute Of Perspectives And Before The Background Of Different Theories Of Humour. Besides Promising An Enjoyable And Informative Reading, This Volume Is Also Expected To Draw More Attention To An Hitherto Neglected Field In South Asian Studies, And To Stimulate Further Research.
Humour In Chinese Life And Culture
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Author : Jocelyn Valerie Chey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Humour In Chinese Life And Culture written by Jocelyn Valerie Chey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Chinese wit and humor categories.
This book investigates the use of humor in the public sphere and in personal life in China. The contributors cover modern and contemporary forms -- comic films and novels, cartooning, pop-songs, internet jokes, and humor in advertising and education. The second of two multidisciplinary volumes designed for the general reader as well as academic audiences, the book explores the relationship between political control and popular expression of humor, including the mutual exchange of comic stereotypes between China and Japan, and draws out important methodological implications for psychological and cross-cultural studies of humor.
The Age Of Irreverence
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Author : Christopher Rea
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2015-09-08
The Age Of Irreverence written by Christopher Rea and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-08 with History categories.
The Age of Irreverence tells the story of why ChinaÕs entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. As the Qing dynasty slumped toward extinction, prominent writers compiled jokes into collections they called Òhistories of laughter.Ó In the first years of the Republic, novelists, essayists and illustrators alike used humorous allegories to make veiled critiques of the new government. But, again and again, political and cultural discussion erupted into invective, as critics gleefully jeered and derided rivals in public. Farceurs drew followings in the popular press, promoting a culture of practical joking and buffoonery. Eventually, these various expressions of hilarity proved so offensive to high-brow writers that they launched a concerted campaign to transform the tone of public discourse, hoping to displace the old forms of mirth with a new one they called youmo (humor). Christopher Rea argues that this periodÑfrom the 1890s to the 1930sÑtransformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Focusing on five cultural expressions of laughterÑjokes, play, mockery, farce, and humorÑhe reveals the textures of comedy that were a part of everyday life during modern ChinaÕs first Òage of irreverence.Ó This new history of laughter not only offers an unprecedented and up-close look at a neglected facet of Chinese cultural modernity, but also reveals its lasting legacy in the Chinese language of the comic today and its implications for our understanding of humor as a part of human culture.