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  1. A cultural history of laughter
    Author: Almeida, Abílio
    Published: 2025
    Publisher:  Routledge, London

    "Is laughter a sin? Or is it man's best medicine? Is laughter now trivialised, mechanised or even weaponised by contemporary media? This book explores the social history of laughter in the West, from classical antiquity to the present day. Engaging... more

    Location:
    Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim
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    500 EC 5410 L137 A447
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    "Is laughter a sin? Or is it man's best medicine? Is laughter now trivialised, mechanised or even weaponised by contemporary media? This book explores the social history of laughter in the West, from classical antiquity to the present day. Engaging with a range of thought from Plato to Nietzsche, it moves from classical to modern thought, considering the changing emotional climate of societies - including the postmodern 'dictatorship of happiness' - and the role played by the technological changes of the last century in shaping our interpretation of laughter. A broad, historical study of the physical and emotional aspects of laughter, as well as its social role, A Cultural History of Laughter will appeal to scholars of sociology, history and cultural studies, among other fields of knowledge"--

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781032671338; 9781032733777
    RVK Categories: EC 5410
    Series: Morality, Society and Culture
    Subjects: Laughter; Laughter; Cultural studies; HISTORY / Social History; Kulturwissenschaften; LIT025060; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory; Literary theory; Literaturtheorie; PHILOSOPHY / Political; PHILOSOPHY / Social; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; Social & cultural history; Social & political philosophy; Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte; Soziale und politische Philosophie
    Scope: xiii, 101 Seiten
    Notes:

    Introduction Part 1: Laughter and Thought: A Conflict Between the "Faces of Power" 1. Laughter in the Old World: How Laughter Became a Sin 2. Laughter in the Modern World: How Laughter Became the Symbol of Happiness Part 2: Laughter and Society: An Analysis from the Outside In 3. Laughter in Different Social Atmospheres: The Multiple Meanings of Laughter in Different Emotional Climates 4. Laughter in the Progress of Media and Technology Conclusion: To (Not) Conclude Appendix: Supplementary Topics Index
  2. Death in Dublin during the era of James Joyce's Ulysses
    Author: Callan, Patrick
    Published: 2025
    Publisher:  Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London

    The funeral of Paddy Dignam in James Joyces Ulysses serves as the pivotal event of the Hades episode. This volume explores how Dignams interment in Glasnevin Cemetery allowed Joyce the freedom to consider the conventions, rituals and superstitions... more

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    Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim
    Signature:
    500 HM 3135 C156 D285
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    The funeral of Paddy Dignam in James Joyces Ulysses serves as the pivotal event of the Hades episode. This volume explores how Dignams interment in Glasnevin Cemetery allowed Joyce the freedom to consider the conventions, rituals and superstitions associated with death and burial in Dublin

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780367339692; 9781032850122
    RVK Categories: HM 3135
    Series: Routledge Studies in Cultural History
    Subjects: British & Irish history; Europäische Geschichte; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain; HISTORY / Europe / Ireland; HISTORY / General; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Literary theory; Literaturtheorie; Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Autoren; Social & cultural history; Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
    Scope: xi, 366 Seiten
    Notes:

    Introduction Part A: Developing Irelands National Cemetery - the grave elders (U 12.1185) 1. Dublins New Burial Ground - When churchyards yawn (U 6.750) 2. The Emergence of a National Cemetery - hero martyr (U 12.609) 3. Managing Dublins Largest Cemetery - over us dead they bend (U 14.393) Part B: Living and Dying in Paddy Dignams Dublin - wipe away a tear (U 11.1101) 4. On the Edge in Dublin - till their dying day (U 13.888-89) 5. For all things dying (U 11.1102) Part C: Bringing Paddy Dignam to Glasnevin - great race tomorrow (U 6.369) 6. Death Notices and Mourning Styles - Sufficient for the day (U 7.726) 7. Getting to Glasnevin - Grand Funeral (U 18.1093) Part D: Burial in Glasnevin - the debt of nature (U 12.335) 8. Burying Paddy Dignam - First the stiff (U 6.522-3) 9. The Joyce Family Plot, 1880-1957 - ends and ultimates (U 14.388-89) Part E: Interment in Glasnevin, June 16, 1904 - Ashes to ashes (U 6.986) 10. Burial in the Poor Ground - burying the little dead (U 6.692) 11. Burial in the General Ground - Cry you mercy, gentlemen (U 12.1607) Part F: Paying for Paddy Dignams funeral - Good Fallback (U 5.119) 12. Isnt he in the insurance line? (U 8.939) 13. The chapter of the saints of finance (U 15.1419) 14. Preparing for the last farewell (U 12.525) Part G: Commemorating Paddy Dignam - We obey them in the grave (U 6.126) 15. Legacies and Bequests - All dead names (U 4.222) 16. Commemorating the dead - as memory fabled it (U 2.08)
  3. A cultural history of laughter /
    Author: Almeida, Abílio
    Published: 2025.; © 2025.
    Publisher:  Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,, London ; New York :

    This book explores the social history of laughter in the West, from classical antiquity to the present day. A broad, historical study of the physical and emotional aspects of laughter, as well as its social role, this book will appeal to scholars of... more

    Location:
    Freie Universität Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Zentralbibliothek
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    This book explores the social history of laughter in the West, from classical antiquity to the present day. A broad, historical study of the physical and emotional aspects of laughter, as well as its social role, this book will appeal to scholars of sociology, history and cultural studies, among other fields of knowledge

     
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    Source: Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781003463894
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    RVK Categories: LC 58000
    Series: Morality, society and culture
    Subjects: Cultural studies; HISTORY / Social History; Kulturwissenschaften; LIT025060; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory; Literary theory; Literaturtheorie; PHILOSOPHY / Political; PHILOSOPHY / Social; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural; Social & cultural history; Social & political philosophy; Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte; Soziale und politische Philosophie; Kultur; Lachen
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 101 Seiten) :, Illustrationen.
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    Introduction Part 1: Laughter and Thought: A Conflict Between the "Faces of Power" 1. Laughter in the Old World: How Laughter Became a Sin 2. Laughter in the Modern World: How Laughter Became the Symbol of Happiness Part 2: Laughter and Society: An Analysis from the Outside In 3. Laughter in Different Social Atmospheres: The Multiple Meanings of Laughter in Different Emotional Climates 4. Laughter in the Progress of Media and Technology Conclusion: To (Not) Conclude Appendix: Supplementary Topics Index. - Aus der Danksagung: "This book is adapted from the volume 'História do Riso' published in Portugal in October 2022."
  4. A cultural history of laughter /
    Author: Almeida, Abílio
    Published: 2025.
    Publisher:  Routledge,, London ; New York :

    This book explores the social history of laughter in the West, from classical antiquity to the present day. A broad, historical study of the physical and emotional aspects of laughter, as well as its social role, this book will appeal to scholars of... more

    Location:
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
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    This book explores the social history of laughter in the West, from classical antiquity to the present day. A broad, historical study of the physical and emotional aspects of laughter, as well as its social role, this book will appeal to scholars of sociology, history and cultural studies, among other fields of knowledge

     
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