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Your search for: dark AND humor


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Research Topics on: dark humor

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Books on: dark humor

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Journal Articles on: dark humor

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Magazine Articles on: dark humor

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Newspaper Articles on: dark humor

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    Dark Humor from Inner Pain; Westermann's Sculptures Born of Torment
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 16, 2002
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    Dark humor from inner pain; Westermanns sculptures born of torment Byline: Joanna...retrospective is a long, powerful cry of pain - sometimes mixed with dark, sardonic humor. "H.C. Westermann," at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden...
     
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    Dark Humor Pervades Round House's 'Vanya'
    Newspaper article by Nelson Pressley; The Washington Times, October 23, 1997
    Subjects: 
    Chekhov, Anton
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    Dark humor pervades Round Houses Vanya by Nelson Pressley "This is not a happy house...the dignity of bitter irony. Mr. Olcott and his cast opt for irony and dark comedy. That makes for a dashing and intense evening, yet it doesnt blunt...
     
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    Dark Humor Gives aeCleaningAE Its Polish
    Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 20, 2009
    Subjects: 
    News agencies, The Associated Press
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    Dark Humor Gives aeCleaningAE Its Polish. Byline: Christy Lemire Associated Press...similarities end; despite its perky title, "Sunshine Cleaning" is much darker as it ventures realistically into suicide, adultery and loss. Amy Adams...
     
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    'Brothers' in Pathos and Comedy; Mockumentary a Dark Tale despite Humor
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 4, 2006
    Subjects: 
    Motion pictures--Movie reviews
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Brothers in Pathos and Comedy; Mockumentary a Dark Tale despite Humor. Byline: Kelly Jane Torrance, THE WASHINGTON...terrible lyrics are also quite funny. Despite the humor, this is ultimately a dark tale of love and betrayal. As we realize the...
     
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    Cynical Jokes, Dark Side
    Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 8, 2008
    Subjects: 
    Humor, Wit and humor
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    Cynical Jokes, Dark Side. Animated movies are made mainly...Igor", with its gruesome imagery and dark humor reminiscent of the hit 1993 Halloween...things in American culture. It does have a dark side, what with it being set in a place...
     

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Encyclopedia Articles on: dark humor

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    Machado De Assis, Joaquim Maria
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...are distinguished by psychological insight, a lack of illusions, a profound awareness of social conditions, and a dark humor, and their objective attitude stands in sharp contrast to the prevalent romantic tendency of the time. His pessimistic...
     
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    Jolley, Elizabeth
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...feminist concerns. She continued in this vein in later novels, writing of human eccentricity and alienation, often with a dark humor. These works include Miss Peabodys Inheritance (1983), Mr. Scobies Riddle (1983), Foxybaby (1986), The Sugar...
     
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    Simic, Charles
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...2008). His poetry is stark and startlingly original, with touches of ironic humor; his language is plainspoken and accessible, although his imagery is often dark and sometimes bizarre. He also is celebrated for his translations of Yugoslav...
     
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    Eye
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...small spaces filled with aqueous humor, a thin, watery fluid. The...eyeball) is filled with vitreous humor, a jellylike substance. Accessory...recognition of shapes, light and dark areas, and motion. Eyes that...eyes can perceive light and dark, enabling the animal to perceive...
     
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    American Literature
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Edwin Arlington Robinson , who wrote dark, brooding lines on humankind in the universe...Porter and Jean Stafford . In this period humor left far behind the broadness of George...of society. Irony and so-called black humor were the weapons of authors like Roth...
     

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