{"product_id":"of-corpse-peter-narvaez-9780874215595","title":"Of Corpse: Death and Humor in Folklore and Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaughter, contemporary theory suggests, is often aggressive in some manner and may be prompted by a sudden perception of incongruity combined with memories of past emotional experience. Given this importance of the past to our recognition of the comic, it follows that some \"traditions\" dispose us to ludic responses. The studies in \u003ci\u003eOf Corpse: Death and Humor in Folklore and Popular Culture \u003c\/i\u003eexamine specific interactions of text (jokes, poetry, epitaphs, iconography, film drama) and social context (wakes, festivals, disasters) that shape and generate laughter. Uniquely, however, the essays here peruse a remarkable paradox---the convergence of death and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Narvaez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874215595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874215595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Utah State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 5.88w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2004 pg. 73","brand":"Peter Narvaez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070129893631,"sku":"9780874215595","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_667e4156-aac8-428f-b6a3-1dafedede077.jpg?v=1685428531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/of-corpse-peter-narvaez-9780874215595","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}