Humor in Literature and Culture
Humour and Renaissance Culture, 1500 –1660
1st Edition
By Daniel Derrin
February 16, 2027
This book provides a comprehensive discussion of humour in renaissance culture. It approaches the meaning of renaissance culture as referring not only to the broad cultural productivity of Europe in the period between 1500-1660, but also to the renewed and massively intensified engagement with ...
Humour in Times of Confrontation, 1901 to the Present
1st Edition
Edited
By Shun-Liang Chao, Vivienne Westbrook
October 15, 2026
Humour in Times of Confrontation: 1901 to the Present examines the various and surprising ways in which humour has been powerfully employed, through a wider range of media than possible at any other time in history, as a response to conflict. With no earlier century undergoing more diverse, more ...
Humour Across Victoriana
1st Edition
Edited
By Mou-Lan Wong, James S. Whitehead
September 09, 2025
Humour Across Victoriana investigates the varying facets of ubiquitous humour in Victorian society by focusing on the more marginal and less celebrated aspects of cultural production. Exploring the diverse dimensions of humour in Victorian society, beyond the celebrated works of prominent ...