TY  - GEN
AU  - Mikes,George
AU  - Goetz,Walter
TI  - English humour for beginners
SN  - 9780241978542
AV  - PR 931  M636e 2016
U1  - 828.02 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - [London] : 
PB  - Penguin Books, 
KW  - Humorismo Inglés
KW  - Historia y crítica
KW  - Humor en la literatura
N1  - Originally published by Andre Deutsch Limited in 1980
N2  - If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour. So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour, being witty here is a way of life. Perfectly placed as an adopted Englishman himself, Mikes delivers his shrewd advice - helpfully divided into 'Theory' and 'Practice' - with a comic precision that does his chosen country proud. Drawing on a trove of examples from our rich comic canon, from Orwell (Every joke is a tiny revolution ) to Oscar Wilde, this is the essential handbook for natives and foreigners alike. Mrs Kennedy: I don't think, Mr Churchill, that I have told you anything about my grandchildren. Winston Churchill: For which, madam, I am infinitely grateful.
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