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Wit and humor

-- See Also the narrower term Anecdotes

Here are entered general collections of anecdotes and when divided by place, anecdotes from a particular place
--subdivision Anecdotes under names of countries, cities, etc., names of individual persons, families, and corporate bodies, uniform titles of sacred works, and under classes of persons, ethnic groups, and topical headings for anecdotes about the subjects

-- See Also the narrower term Black humor

Here are entered general works on humor that treats suffering or the absurdity of existence in a bitter, ironic, morbid, or grimly satiric way, as well as works on such humor in literary form

-- See Also the narrower term College wit and humor

-- See Also the narrower term Comedy

--headings for drama of individual countries or languages with qualifier (Comedy), e.g. English drama (Comedy)

-- See Also the narrower term Comic, The

-- See Also the narrower term Epigrams

Here are entered collections of epigrams. Works on the epigram as a literary form are entered under the heading Epigram
--subdivision Quotations, maxims, etc. under topical headings, e.g. Politics, Practical--Quotations, maxims, etc

-- See Also the narrower term Ethnic wit and humor

--subdivision Humor under headings for national characteristics qualified by nationality, e.g. National characteristics, American--Humor; and under individual ethnic groups and nationalities

-- See Also the narrower term Gay wit and humor

-- See Also the narrower term Humorists

-- See Also the narrower term Humorous poetry

-- See Also the narrower term Humorous recitations

-- See Also the narrower term Humorous stories

-- See Also the narrower term Jewish wit and humor

-- See Also the narrower term Jokes

-- See Also Joking

-- See Also Laughter

-- See Also the narrower term Limericks

-- See Also the narrower term Macaronic literature

-- See Also the narrower term Mock-heroic literature

-- See Also the narrower term Nonsense literature

-- See Also the narrower term Parodies

Here are entered collections of parodies in several languages or of several literatures, in the English language, or of English and American literature. Collections in other languages or of other literatures are entered under Parodies qualified by language or nationality, e.g. Parodies, French. Works on the literary form of humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature are entered under Parody
--subdivision Parodies, imitations, etc. under names of individual persons, names of musical groups, and individual works entered under title, e.g. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Parodies, imitations, etc.; Beatles--Parodies, imitations, etc.; Beowulf--Parodies, imitations, etc.; Bible--Parodies, imitations, etc.; and under individual motion picture, television, and video forms and genres, e.g. Thrillers (Motion pictures)--Parodies, imitations, etc.; Thrillers (Television programs)--Parodies, imitations, etc

-- See Also the narrower term Plays on words

Here are entered works on the act or instance of playing upon words or speech sounds, especially to achieve a humorous or rhetorical effect. Works on games in which players compete in forming, thinking of, or guessing words according to a set of rules are entered under Word games

-- See Also the narrower term Practical jokes

-- See Also the narrower term Riddles

-- See Also the narrower term Satire

--subdivision Humor under names of countries, cities, etc., under names of individual persons, corporate bodies and sacred works, and under topical subjects

-- See Also the narrower term Table-talk

--subdivision Quotations under names of individual persons

-- See Also the narrower term Tall tales

Here are entered collections of tales characterized by their quality of bragging and exaggeration of the truth

-- See Also the narrower term Women's wit and humor

Here are entered works on wit and humor for women. Works on wit and humor written by women are entered under Wit and humor--Women authors. Humorous works about women are entered under Women--Humor

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