1066 and All That vs Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Comic, Wit and humor, Humor
1066 and All That
A tongue-in-cheek history of England which takes as its basic tenet the idea that history is only what you can remember and is therefore a collection of half remembered facts. The authors maintain that there are only…
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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
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- 1066 and All That has the widest readership — 3584 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| 1066 and All That | Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (3584) | 3.7 (2446) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| 1066 and All That | Le rire; essai sur la signification du comique | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3584 | 2446 |
| Editions | 88 | 139 |
| Citations | 62 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 4215 | — |
| Reading it now | 85 | — |
| Written reviews | 433 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1448 | — |
| Pages | 116 | 149 |