Isn’t that Clever

Isn’t that Clever
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9781351622622
ISBN-13 : 1351622625
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Book Synopsis Isn’t that Clever by : Steven Gimbel

Download or read book Isn’t that Clever written by Steven Gimbel and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isn’t That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor – the cleverness account – according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. This volume asks whether there are limits to what can be said in dealing with a heckler and how do we determine whether one comedian has stolen jokes from another.


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