Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic

A philosophical essay by French philosopher Henri Bergson, first published in 1900, examining what makes things comic and why people laugh. It explores the comic in forms, situations, words, and character, arguing that laughter has a social meaning and function.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Other Non-Fiction›Essays and criticism›Literary theory and the craft of writing›Criticism, taste, and aesthetics

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Bibliophiles›Other Non-Fiction›Essays and criticism›Literary theory and the craft of writing›Criticism, taste, and aesthetics