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Humour as a competecne inherent in all human beings defies description. Its variety of manifestations, in contrast, the countless faces and froms of humour have always engendered curiosity. For centuries they ave inspired people to attempt o pinpoint the essence of humour. The contributors to this volume,however, are somewhat more modest in their endeavors. Their topic is humour in the written and oral literatures of South Asia. This volume contains a broad spectre of essays on hunour in modern and pre-modern, in classical and folk, and in written and oral literatures from almost all corners of the subcontinent. The essays treat the subject from a multitude of perspectives and offer the backgroung of different theories of humour. Besides promising an enjoyable and informative reading, this volume is also expected to draw more attention to an hiterto neglected field in South Asian studies, and to stimulate further research. ISBN: 81-7304-260-8
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