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• catalog abstract "Witz first became a burning issue for German intellectuals after 1671 when le Pere Dominique Bonhours in his Entretiens d'Ariste et d'Eugene informed them that they didn't have any. According to Bonhours, it wasn't really the Germans' fault that they were a little dim, it is just that they live in a cold climate and tend to be fat. A feud between French bel esprit and German Intellekt erupted that has persisted ever since. Scholarly investigations into the nature of the joke have traditionally been plagued by a bad conscience and invariably begin with an apology to the reader for taking time for such a frivolous subject. In breaking with this tradition, Hill places wit almost at the heart of the universe, tracing it from Genesis to the dawn of the modern age. Even if the reader is reluctant to grant Witz this metaphysical and world-historical status, it must at least be admitted that Witz cannot be dismissed as just a joke. Witz can serve either builders or destroyers, defenders of the faith or heretics, diplomats or oafs, male chauvinists or radical feminists. Witz shows its volatility in setting up cultural, class, and gender boundaries just to smash them. Hill argues that there is something about Witz that makes it quintessential to the plight of modern culture. He views Witz as an ahistorical subject developing over time and transcending the lifespans and intentions of the authors who have written with or about it. In Der Witz, for instance, Freud thought he was describing the workings of a historical psychological process, but the material he works with betrays him. His examples twist, mock, and undermine the theories he makes about them. And though Freud wrote dismissively of it, there is a long history of Witztheorie from which his own sprang. It has a long history through which its meaning shifts many times. The very word Witz was fought over, sometimes sluggishly and between buffoons but often with a brilliance that gave it lustre.".
• catalog contributor b4802594.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "In Der Witz, for instance, Freud thought he was describing the workings of a historical psychological process, but the material he works with betrays him. His examples twist, mock, and undermine the theories he makes about them. And though Freud wrote dismissively of it, there is a long history of Witztheorie from which his own sprang. It has a long history through which its meaning shifts many times. The very word Witz was fought over, sometimes sluggishly and between buffoons but often with a brilliance that gave it lustre.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-238) and index.".
• catalog description "Scholarly investigations into the nature of the joke have traditionally been plagued by a bad conscience and invariably begin with an apology to the reader for taking time for such a frivolous subject. In breaking with this tradition, Hill places wit almost at the heart of the universe, tracing it from Genesis to the dawn of the modern age. Even if the reader is reluctant to grant Witz this metaphysical and world-historical status, it must at least be admitted that Witz cannot be dismissed as just a joke.".
• catalog description "Vorspiel -- Witz and the Enlightenment -- Revolutionary Witz -- The Science of Witz -- The Economics of Witz -- Witz, Women, and Jews -- At Witz End -- Epilogue: The Polyvalence of Witz.".
• catalog description "Witz can serve either builders or destroyers, defenders of the faith or heretics, diplomats or oafs, male chauvinists or radical feminists. Witz shows its volatility in setting up cultural, class, and gender boundaries just to smash them. Hill argues that there is something about Witz that makes it quintessential to the plight of modern culture. He views Witz as an ahistorical subject developing over time and transcending the lifespans and intentions of the authors who have written with or about it.".
• catalog description "Witz first became a burning issue for German intellectuals after 1671 when le Pere Dominique Bonhours in his Entretiens d'Ariste et d'Eugene informed them that they didn't have any. According to Bonhours, it wasn't really the Germans' fault that they were a little dim, it is just that they live in a cold climate and tend to be fat. A feud between French bel esprit and German Intellekt erupted that has persisted ever since.".
• catalog extent "244 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Soul of wit.".
• catalog identifier "0803223692".
• catalog isFormatOf "Soul of wit.".
• catalog isPartOf "Modern German culture & literature".
• catalog isPartOf "Modern German culture and literature.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,".
• catalog relation "Soul of wit.".
• catalog subject "801/.957 20".
• catalog subject "PN6149.P5 H55 1993".
• catalog subject "Subconsciousness.".
• catalog subject "Wit and humor Psychological aspects.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Vorspiel -- Witz and the Enlightenment -- Revolutionary Witz -- The Science of Witz -- The Economics of Witz -- Witz, Women, and Jews -- At Witz End -- Epilogue: The Polyvalence of Witz.".
• catalog title "The soul of wit : joke theory from Grimm to Freud / Carl Hill.".
• catalog type "text".