Abstract
This paper by the guest editors serves as an introduction to the present special issue of Russian Literature, entitled "Totalitarian Laughter: Images - Sounds - Performers". It provides an overview of the contributions, which discuss laughter, the comical, humour, irony, parody and related phenomena, and their roles in Soviet cultural life and politics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Russian Literature |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Literature and Literary Theory
Keywords
- Laughter
- Soviet Cultural Life