Review of Peter Narvaez, 'Of Corpse: Death and Humor in Folklore and Popular Culture': Logan Utah, Utah State University Press, 2003. $US24.95. ISBN 0874215595 (paper)

• Main Authors: Ryan, John Sprott, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: Australian Folklore Association, Inc 2004
• Subjects: Literary Studies; Grim; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/1920

Laughter is often somewhat malicious, being concerned with the fate of other people and their discomforts, incongruous experiences or at some (displayed) awkwardness. This collection of eleven papers is largely concerned with the grim humour or the macabre that is often associated with death and wit...