The Soul of Wit - 9780803223691

The Soul of Wit\nPlease note: \nthis item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).\n\nJoke Theory from Grimm to Freud\nAuthor(s): Carl Hill\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9780803223691, 978-0803223691\nSynopsis\nWitz first became a burning issue for German intellectuals after 1671 when le P?re Dominique Bonhours in his Entretiens d'Artiste et d'Eug?ne informed them that they didn't have any. According to Bonhours, it wasn't really the Germans' fault that they were a little dim, it is just that they live in a cold climate and tend to be fat. A feud between French bel esprit and German Intellekt erupted that has persisted ever since.?Scholarly investigations into the nature of the joke have traditionally been plagued by a bad conscience and invariably begin with an apology to the reader for taking time for such a frivolous subject..