Sociology of political humour: Essays

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Dmitriev, A.V

Sotsiologiia Politicheskogo Iumora: Ocherki

[ Sociology of political humour: Essays]

Moscow: ROSSPEN, 1998
332 p Images

Hardcover
ISBN: 5860041640
Language: Russian

The author describes the history of political humor, its main subjects, methods, and social functions. He looks at ancient satire, the buffoonery of the Middle Ages, and Soviet satire. Among the methods of satire specified are: chastushkas, anecdotes, epigrams, political caricatures, nicknames and crosswords, misanthropy, animal and inanimate representation. The chapter on the objects and subjects of mockery includes sections on symbols, politicians and sex, surveys, humor of politicians, fashion and humorists. The author studies various functions of satire. Supplements include excerpts from Saltykov-Shchedrin, Averchenko, W. Churchill, Orwell, and V. Shenderovich.

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» Language, Dictionaries and Linguistics » Humor

» Literary Theory and Criticism / History of Literature » Theory of Literature » Literary Genres

» Social Sciences » Political Science

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