Books by Joan Lipsitz

Written for all who are interested in the mechanics of humor, Sweet Madness presents a general discussion and introduction to the roles of paradox, metaphor, and fantasy in humor

Written for all who are interested in the mechanics of humor, this work presents a general discussion and introduction to the roles of paradox, metaphor, and fantasy in humor. It discusses the operation of the implicit and the unconscious in humor; the importance of humor to human life; and the development, from childhood on, the sense of humor.