Why Do We Laugh? | Terry Eagleton

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Is humour an essential form of subversion or a distraction from real dissent?
Eminent literary critic and author of Humour, Terry Eagleton, explores the psyche and society to shed light on wit, irony and laughter.
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Terry Eagleton is a British literary theorist, critic, and public intellectual. He is currently Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University. Eagleton has published over forty books, including Literary Theory: An Introduction (1983), which has sold over 750,000 copies. He has also been a prominent critic of postmodernism, publishing works such as The Illusions of Postmodernism (1996) and After Theory (2003). His latest book Humour, sees him provide a guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western culture.
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I think we can all laugh at the sound engineer. Tbanks for sharing.

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As always endlessly witty and intelligent.

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brilliant

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Increase the volume and republish😄

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