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Laughing matters: comic tradition in India

By:

Siegel, Lee

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chicago University of Chicago Press 1987Description: xviii, 497p. hbISBN:

226756912

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

891.4 SIE

Summary: "“How can anyone laugh who knows of old age, disease, and death?”—Buddhacarita This question, so solemnly posed by the young Buddha, first led Lee Siegel to examine the hitherto unexplored realm of Indian comedy. Laughing Matters is Siegel’s account of two intersecting journeys: a search for comic traditions created and preserved in Sanskrit literature and a journey through modern India in quest of a laughter that persists across time and culture."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Gratis Resources	Plaksha University Library	Fiction	891.4 SIE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		G000374

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"“How can anyone laugh who knows of old age, disease, and death?”—Buddhacarita

This question, so solemnly posed by the young Buddha, first led Lee Siegel to examine the hitherto unexplored realm of Indian comedy. Laughing Matters is Siegel’s account of two intersecting journeys: a search for comic traditions created and preserved in Sanskrit literature and a journey through modern India in quest of a laughter that persists across time and culture."

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