An essay on laughter : its forms, its causes, its development and its value /

An essay on laughter : its forms, its causes, its development and its value /

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Author / Creator:	Sully, James, 1842-1923, author.
Imprint:	London ; New York ; Bombay : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902.
Description:	xvi, 441 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Laughter. Laughter. Social Behavior. Laughter.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1848553

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Other authors / contributors:	Longmans, Green, and Co., publisher.
Notes:	"Portions of the volume have already appeared in reviews."--Preface. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:	Online version: Sully, James, 1842-1923. Essay on laughter. London, New York, Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902

Table of Contents:

Chapter I. Introductory
chapter II. The smile and the laugh
chapter III. Occasions and causes of laughter
chapter IV. Varieties of the laughable
chapter V. Theories of the ludicrous
chapter VI. The origin of laughter
chapter VII. Development of laughter during the first three years of life
chapter VIII. The laughter of savages
chapter IX. Laughter in social evolution
chapter X. Laughter of the individual: humour
chapter XI. The laughable art: comedy
chapter XII. Ultimate value and limitations of laughter.