TY - GEN T1 - Spanish laughter : humor and its sense in modern Spain T2 - Studies in Latin American and Spanish history ; A2 - Calvo Maturana, Antonio Juan LA - English PP - New York PB - Berghahn Books YR - 2022 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1311408315 AB - "Why and what have we laughed at in the last two centuries? Is humor merely a means of provoking laughter and entertainment, or of communicating deeper ideas? What are and have been its limits? Spanish Laughter answers these and many other questions through an interdisciplinary study of Spanish humor from the Enlightenment to the present day, analyzing everything from literature and political satire to film and social networks"-- OP - 381 CN - PQ6152 .S63 2022 SN - 1800735006 SN - 9781800735002 SN - 9781800734999 KW - Spanish wit and humor : History and criticism. KW - Humour espagnol : Histoire et critique. KW - HISTORY / Europe / Spain KW - Spanish wit and humor KW - Essay KW - essays. KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - Essays KW - Essays. KW - Essais. ER -