Project Gutenberg 2022-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 252 Wells, Carolyn 1862 1942 Houghton, Carolyn Wells 23014710 An outline of humor Being a true chronicle from prehistoric ages to the twentieth century $aUnited States :$bG. P. Putnam's Sons,$c1923. Charlene Taylor, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "An Outline of Humor" by Carolyn Wells is a literary examination of humor throughout history, written in the early 20th century. The work presents a chronicle of humorous expressions from prehistoric times to the twentieth century, exploring the evolution of humor through various cultures and eras. The book likely approaches humor through an analytical lens, examining different theories and perspectives on what constitutes humor. The opening of the text sets the stage for this exploration by discussing the nature and challenges of outlining humor. The author emphasizes that humor is inherently elusive and difficult to define, illustrating the complexity and variety of humorous expressions across time periods and cultures. Carolyn Wells outlines different theories regarding the origins of humor, notably referencing Aristotle's ideas and the notion that humor thrives on incongruity and discomfiture. The introduction indicates that the book will provide both a historical overview and various anecdotes or examples related to humor, establishing a comprehensive framework for understanding its development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/outlineofhumorbe00caro/page/n7/mode/2up 20200912232730wells 1923 US Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Wit and humor PN Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other 1759902 2025-07-27T06:09:10.749790 text/html 1834858 2024-10-18T22:09:11 text/html 796223 2025-07-27T06:09:49.142609 application/epub+zip 802073 2025-07-27T06:09:18.234750 application/epub+zip 719607 2025-07-27T06:09:14.537823 application/epub+zip 1347466 2025-07-27T06:10:06.689033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1286306 2025-07-27T06:09:43.702642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1254307 2022-09-30T17:16:50.402432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1412509 2025-07-27T06:09:04.055827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1392543 2024-10-18T22:09:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17103 2025-07-27T06:10:06.933009 application/rdf+xml 14210 2025-07-27T06:09:14.881758 image/jpeg 1822 2025-07-27T06:09:14.711753 image/jpeg 712801 2025-07-27T06:09:10.880781 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Wright, Rowland en.wikipedia