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Title: Estonian Folk Humorous Tales: The Manor and the Church
Author(s): Compiled by Selma Lätt
Designer: Väino Tõnisson
Publisher: Estonian State Publishing House
City: Tallinn
Year: 1957
Original language:
Pages: 320
Condition: Covers worn in places and slightly damaged at the corners; small stain on the corner of a few pages, as well as a stain on the cover; contents generally in good condition
Dimensions: 140 × 207 mm
Format: Standard-sized hardcover
Humorous tales constitute an extensive and significant genre within Estonian folklore. These are primarily short, humorous, or satirical narratives designed to evoke amusement and laughter in the audience by casting a comic light on various aspects of life, people from different social strata or regions, and the relationships between them. As Chernyshevsky put it, anything in a human being that appears awkward or inappropriate—provided it is neither terrifying nor catastrophic—can become a source of comedy. Laughter serves to affirm human superiority over all that is bizarre, base, vulgar, or pathetic. By ridiculing such negative phenomena—whether in individuals or, more broadly, within society—these humorous tales play a substantial role in combating such traits.
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Title: Estonian Folk Humorous Tales: The Manor and the Church
Author(s): Compiled by Selma Lätt
Designer: Väino Tõnisson
Publisher: Estonian State Publishing House
City: Tallinn
Year: 1957
Original language:
Pages: 320
Condition: Covers worn in places and slightly damaged at the corners; small stain on the corner of a few pages, as well as a stain on the cover; contents generally in good condition
Dimensions: 140 × 207 mm
Format: Standard-sized hardcover