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100	1		_aRea, Christopher.
245	1	4	_aThe Age of Irreverence : _bA New History of Laughter in China.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2015.
300			_a1 online resource (352 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Contents -- Executive Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Breaking into Laughter -- 2. Jokes -- 3. Play -- 4. Mockery -- 5. Farce -- 6. The Invention of Humor -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Selected Chinese Humor Collections, 1900-1937 -- Appendix 2: Which Classic? Editions and Paratexts -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
520			_aThe Age of Irreverence tells the story of why China's entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. As the Qing dynasty slumped toward extinction, prominent writers compiled jokes into collections they called "histories of laughter." In the first years of the Republic, novelists, essayists and illustrators alike used humorous allegories to make veiled critiques of the new government. But, again and again, political and cultural discussion erupted into invective, as critics gleefully jeered and derided rivals in public. Farceurs drew followings in the popular press, promoting a culture of practical joking and buffoonery. Eventually, these various expressions of hilarity proved so offensive to high-brow writers that they launched a concerted campaign to transform the tone of public discourse, hoping to displace the old forms of mirth with a new one they called youmo (humor). Christopher Rea argues that this period--from the 1890s to the 1930s--transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Focusing on five cultural expressions of laughter--jokes, play, mockery, farce, and humor--he reveals the textures of comedy that were a part of everyday life during modern China's first "age of irreverence." This new history of laughter not only offers an unprecedented and up-close look at a neglected facet of Chinese cultural modernity, but also reveals its lasting legacy in the Chinese language of the comic today and its implications for our understanding of humor as a part of human culture.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aChinese wit and humor -- History and criticism.
650		0	_aChinese wit and humor.
650		0	_aJoking.
650		0	_aPopular culture -- China -- History -- 19th century.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aRea, Christopher _tThe Age of Irreverence _dBerkeley : University of California Press,c2015 _z9780520283848
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1882090 _zClick to View
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