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"Little Things": Chekhov's Children And Discourse In The Comic Short Story, Rich W. Goode Iv
"Little Things": Chekhov's Children And Discourse In The Comic Short Story, Rich W. Goode Iv
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
While most critics agree that Anton Chekhov is a funny writer and much critical commentary about his comedic techniques identifies how Chekhov is humorous, none examines why readers find him so. Using the tools of cognitive science, this paper explores the cognitive processes behind humor and narrative, as well as Chekhov’s exploitation of them for comical effect in his early short stories – namely the very concise and blatantly humorous “Kids,” “Grisha,” “Vanka,” and “At Home” – and uncovers, in these early writings, the origins of his celebrated and oft-imitated authorial legacy.
Solitude, Daniel Mendez
The Rhetorical Event Of Modern Southern Humor: "A Requisite Element In Discourse", David Allen Wright
The Rhetorical Event Of Modern Southern Humor: "A Requisite Element In Discourse", David Allen Wright
Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation examines the rhetorical nature and dynamics of Southern humor in the second half of the twentieth century by analyzing, from a distinctly rhetorical perspective, a selection of popular Southern humor texts. It seeks to understand how Southern humor happens--its methods and techniques--and it also seeks to understand, as much as possible, the implications of these events for the various interlocutors and participants involved. By investigating the stylistic, storytelling, and linguistic techniques of Southern humor, while relying on the scholarship of writers in a variety of academic disciplines, I hope to answer the following research question: how does Southern …