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Elliott Oring
Publikováno v:
The European Journal of Humour Research, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 56-66 (2017)
This examination of the corpus of anecdotes about the Mormon missionary J. Gordon Kimball (1953-1938), is used to point out, first, that there seem to be no substantive grounds for imputing aggressive motives to their tellers or their audiences. In f
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Autor:
Elliott Oring
Publikováno v:
Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. 15:1-18
Tradition has been claimed to be a keyword in the folklore lexicon. Yet the word has not proved central to the thinking of many folklorists. More often, the term is simply used to mark territory. By characterizing certain songs, tales, dances, or cus
Autor:
Elliott Oring
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 mes
Autor:
Elliott Oring
Publikováno v:
HUMOR. 33:489-492
Autor:
Elliott Oring
Derived from the Arabic word for'lie,'the word'chizbat'was chosen by members of the Palmah to designate the particular form of narrative joke exchanged by these volunteer defenders of Jewish settlements in Israel during the uncertain years 1941—48.
Autor:
Elliott Oring
Compiled to accompany the best-selling textbook, Folk Groups and Folklore Genres: An Introduction, the selections in this anthology extend the discussion in diverse directions, alert the reader to new problems, and introduce alternative perspectives.
Autor:
Elliott Oring
Publikováno v:
HUMOR. 32:151-170
The General Theory of Verbal Humor (GTVH) has dominated the discussion of humor theory for the last quarter of a century. It generated a great deal of interest in humor studies by scholars both within and outside the discipline of linguistics. Proble
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Elliott Oring
Publikováno v:
Journal of American Folklore. 132:185-194
Autor:
Elliott Oring
Publikováno v:
Journal of American Folklore. 132:137-156
Autor:
Elliott Oring
The Consolations of Humor and Other Folklore Essays unfolds as a series of questions, commentaries, and criticisms of the analysis, interpretation, and explanation of folklore. Can we confidently regard jokes as the catharsis of sexual and aggressiv