Figures of Earth vs Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Comedy, Wit and humor, Humor, Fiction
Figures of Earth
The story of Manuel, a swineherd in thirteenth-century France, who becomes Count Manuel of Poictesme. The motto on his coat of arms is "Mundus Vult Decipi"--The world wishes to be deceived. It is in playing on others'…
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Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique
En este ensayo Henri Bergson analiza las diversas cosas que provocan la risa con el fin de determinar los elementos humorísticos que nos hacen reí. Bergson describe la risa como un ser vivo que tiene un objetivo en gran…
The verdict
- Readers rate Figures of Earth highest: Figures of Earth 4.0 · Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique 3.7.
- Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique has the widest readership — 2446 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Figures of Earth | Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (323) | 3.7 (2446) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Figures of Earth | Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 323 | 2446 |
| Editions | 92 | 139 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 590 | — |
| Reading it now | 19 | — |
| Written reviews | 38 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 135 | — |
| Pages | 136 | 149 |