Charles R. Gruner argues that humour is rare ly innocuous, that its roots lie in our baser nature and tha t, with the exception of good-natured play, it is rarely as innocent as it would first appear. '
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-Gruner expounds on Koestler's notion that aggression is the one indispensable ingredient for humor by taking on the daunting task of finding aggressive themes in hundreds of instances of humor over a wide historical period... A controversial book written in a confrontational style, which will provide much material for debate.- --K. M. Dillon, Choice "Gruner expounds on Koestler's notion that aggression is the one indispensable ingredient for humor by taking on the daunting task of finding aggressive themes in hundreds of instances of humor over a wide historical period... A controversial book written in a confrontational style, which will provide much material for debate." --K. M. Dillon, Choice "Gruner expounds on Koestler's notion that aggression is the one indispensable ingredient for humor by taking on the daunting task of finding aggressive themes in hundreds of instances of humor over a wide historical period... A controversial book written in a confrontational style, which will provide much material for debate." --K. M. Dillon, Choice
Charles R. Gruner argues that humour is rare ly innocuous, that its roots lie in our baser nature and tha t, with the exception of good-natured play, it is rarely as innocent as it would first appear. '
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