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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LAUGHTER Boris Sidis, Ph.D., M.D. New York and London: D. Appleton, 1913 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Preface | |
| I | Laughter |
| II | Art, Religion, and Child Games |
| III | The Ludicrous |
| IV | Laughter and Novelty |
| V | Ridicule and Social Decadence |
| VI | Deviations and the Ludicrous |
| VII | Ridicule and the Subconscious |
| VIII | The Ludicrous and Reserve Energy |
| IX | Freedom and Laughter |
| X | The Ludicrous and the Inferior |
| XI | Vanity and the Principles of Ridicule |
| XII | The Comic in Literature |
| XIII | American Literature |
| XIV | Ridicule, Malice, and the Humane |
| XV | The Mechanical and the Stupid |
| XVI | Holy Writs and the Sages |
| XVII | Ignorance and the Ludicrous |
| XVIII | Suggestion and the Comic |
| XIX | The Ludicrous and the Law of Suggestion |
| XX | Wit and Ridicule |
| XXI | The Sluggish and the Ludicrous |
| XXII | Riddle, Dissociation, and Surprise |
| XXIII | The Groundwork of the Comic |
| XXIV | Mimicry |
| XXV | Logic and Ridicule |
| XXVI | Nonsense and Ridicule |
| XXVII | Humor and the Infinite |
| INDEX |
(Scanned and typed by Leon Hansen.)
U. S. Library of Congress
| LC Control Number: | 13017010 |
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| Type of Material: | Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) |
| Brief Description: | Sidis,
Boris, 1867-1923. The psychology of laughter, by Boris Sidis. New York, London, Appleton and Company, 1913. [x] 300 p. 21 cm. |
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| CALL NUMBER: | BF575.L3
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| -- Status: | Not Charged |
