Abstract

Varieties of Humorous Experience
Edman, Irwin | March 29, 1922 issue

add to cart   close window

The article focuses on the book "The Sense of Humor," by Max Eastman. Eastman writes in his preface that he has tried to solve the problem of humorous laughter. And if he has taken one valid step toward that solution, it will please his purpose better than any amount of the success that might be called literary. To the mind of the present reviewer it is precisely for its literary quality, for its warmth of suggestion and appreciation, for its happy epithets and illustrations that the book is chiefly interesting. But since it is rather as a psychological monograph that the author wishes it to be taken, it is perhaps well to state the thesis of the volume at the very beginning.

See Also:

SENSE of Humor, The (Book); EASTMAN, Max, 1883-1969; EPITHETS; LITERATURE; WIT & humor; LAUGHTER
ARCHIVE HOME
Pricing
Articles are sold in 'packs,' which are priced as follows:

1 for 2.95
4 for 9.95
10 for 19.95
50 for 34.95
300 for 149.95
Refund Policy
Sales of archive individual articles, full issues or article packs are final and no refunds will be issued.
Access for libraries
help
Search
Browse
Sample Article

My Articles

You must be logged in to view your articles.

User name

Password

I don't have a login.

I forgot my user name/password.
Advertisement
Advertisement

Blogs

» The Beat

House Passes Health Reform, But Without Reproductive Rights | Pelosi secures necessary votes, but only after allowing anti-choice Dems to bar access to abortion in new programs.
John Nichols
187 Comments

» Editor's Cut

Around The Nation | Obama, one year on. Plus: Jeremy Scahill takes your questions, and a new video series from The Nation.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
38 Comments

» The Notion

Injustice in Illinois | Prosecutors in Illinois should be more concerned with an innocent man behind bars than journalism students' grades.
Ari Berman
31 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Obama Fails in Middle East | Clinton delivers the ultimate diss to Abbas.
Robert Dreyfuss
170 Comments

» Act Now!

Equality Across America | This week, young LBGT activists are staging a National Week of Initiative.
Peter Rothberg
16 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Thursday | Dying laptops, recapping the election, the Dow, and the Yankees with the World Series.
Eric Alterman