Fry (psychiatry, Stanford U.) introduces the roles of paradox, metaphor, and fantasy in humor, and its importance, its use of the implicit and the unconscious, and the development of the sense
of humor from childhood to adulthood. He draws from his research in the anthropology department at Stanford U. during the 1950s to discuss theoretical background; uses and types of humor,
including play/slapstick and farce/games; features and behavior like smiling, species humor, and tickling; jokes; the effects of humor on people with cataplexy; and the overlap between humor
and play. This edition has a new introduction. There is no index. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
