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Laughter, power and the unconscious

Researching emotional responses in a contemporary audience spectating early modern comedy at the Globe Theatre

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Buch. Hardcover

2025

288 S. 22 s/w-Abbildungen, 22 s/w-Fotos, 9 s/w-Tabelle.

In englischer Sprache

Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-367-63317-2

Format (B x L): 15,6 x 23,4 cm

Gewicht: 453 g

Das Werk ist Teil der Reihe: Audience Research

Produktbeschreibung

Laughter, Power, and the Unconscious offers paradigm-breaking insights into the psychological and socio-political dimensions of humour and comedy. Based on an innovative audience experiment at Shakespeare's Globe, the authors develop a revolutionary theory of humour as manic defence, challenging Freud's classic formulations while engaging with contemporary humour theories.

The text explores three key domains: first, it establishes and evaluates the theory in comparison to Freud's work in Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious, while positioning it within major humour frameworks; second, it demonstrates the theory's application to Renaissance comedy, examining characters like Malvolio from Twelfth Night alongside stock figures of cuckolds and madmen in both English theatrical traditions and commedia dell'arte; finally, it investigates the theory's broader sociopolitical relevance by analysing war-related humour and racist jokes, while addressing comedy's dual capacity to both challenge and reinforce existing power structures.

This volume will appeal to the scholars and students of psychology, literary theory, and cultural studies interested in the sociopolitical implications of humour.

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