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Shafer  \nWayne State University  \nWalter J. Ong, S.J  \nSt. Louis University  \nGunnar Horn  \nConten ts  \nOmaha Public Schools  \nEula P.Mohle  \nIntroduction …………………………………………………………………………3  \nHouston Public Schools  \nThe Earliest Recorded Humor…………………………………6  \nFred H. Marcus  \nContemporary Recorded Humor…………………………7  \nLos Angeles State College  \nAnalysis of Recorded Humor…………………………………8  \nRobert Hogan  \nA Listening Unit in Recorded Humor………………10  \nUniversity of California  \nQuestions for Study…………………………………………………13  \nLouis Forsdale  \nStructure and the Short Story  \nColumbia University  \n……………………………………………………FredH.Marcus16  \nMarion C. Sheridan  \nStyle in The New Yorker  \n……………………………………………………GunnarHorn19  \nNew Haven Public Schools  \nPatrick D. Hazard  \nUniversity of Pennsylvania  \nStudies in the Mass Media + February 1962+ Volume 2+ Number 5  \nSecond-class postage paid at Champaign, Illinois,and at Kansas City, Missouri.  \nCorrespondence should be addressed to:  \nStudies in the Mass Media,508 South Sixth Street, Champaign,lllinois.  \nSubscription rates:$2.00 per year; class subscription(35 copies)$35.00 per year.  \nSingle copies,$.30. In quantities of 1-50,$.30;51-100,$.20;101-1,000,$.15;1,001 or  \nmore, $.10.  \nPublished monthly October through May by the National Council of Teachers of English  \nCopyright 1961  \n# A STUDY GUIDEtoRECORDED HUMOR\n\nBy JOHN T.MURI  \n\"Laugh and be merry\"  \n一John Masefield  \nThe study of humor is always rewarding,for while it shows man in hismost playful spirit,it also reveals much about his values and attitudes.Con-vivial and ebullient as it may be,the forthrightness and intimacy of humorousexpressions often facilitate inquiry into important truths.Although Americanhumor usually receives very brief treatment in the academic literary an-thologies,(neither wit nor humor are classified in the Syntopicon!)thecomic writings of Barlow,Trumbull,Irving,Lowell,Holmes,Twain,Tarking-ton,Thurber,and Nash are as well known as many of the most seriousworks in American literature.Despite occasional triviality and hatefulness,laughter is almost always attractive and welcome.  \nAnyone who proposes to study contemporary American humor willencounter some formidable objections and difficulties:(1)He will be ac-cused by the unthinking of making a study of triviality.He will be asked,andhe will ask himself:Is such a study worth the while?How much time shouldhe spend on it?What value is there in it?(2)He will discover that thedefinition and analysis of humor can be very complicated and that manycritics and psychologists have given up the effort to clarify the subject.Atthe same time one should consider the important work of Sigmund Freud,Theodore Lipps,and other writers,whose discussions and analyses of witand the comic have thrown important light upon puzzling questions aboutwhat it is we laugh at and why we do it.If we need to find justification forextended study of what is funny,we may consider that the American pub-lic is a great patron of humor.It wants frequently to be amused and is will-ing to pay not only in millions of dollars but in millions of viewing andlistening hours.Comedians like Bob Hope,Red Skelton,Jackie Gleason,and  \n# STUDIES IN THE MAss MEDIA\n\nSid Caesar have been joyfully watched for years by audiences numberingin the millions.The material rewards heaped upon these performers havebeen great;the actions and words of these and other comedians have beendetailed conspicuously in the press.It appears that rightly or wrongly ourtop comedians are people of importance in ouf society.There are economicand cultural reasons why the comedian is able to reach an audien","cbCaiaeRZ0IMiUlZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaeRZ0IMiUlZ","pdf",895957,"English","# Introduction\n# The Earliest Recorded Humor\n# Contemporary Recorded Humor\n# Analysis of Recorded Humor\n# A Listening Unit in Recorded Humor\n# Questions for Study\n## Structure and the Short Story\n## Style in The New Yorker","[{\"question\":\"Why is studying recorded humor considered rewarding?\",\"answer\":\"Recorded humor reveals people’s values and attitudes while facilitating inquiry into important truths. 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