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Dec. 17th, 2005 08:15 amI like this one. It's historial even!
In literature, a humor character was one in whom a single passion predominated; this interpretation was especially popular in Elizabethan and other Renaissance literature. One of the most comprehensive treatments of the subject was the Anatomy of Melancholy, by Robert Burton. The theory found its strongest advocates among the comedy writers, notably Ben Jonson and his followers, who used humor characters to illustrate various modes of irrational and immoral behavior.
- taken from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
( Temperment/Humor quiz )
In literature, a humor character was one in whom a single passion predominated; this interpretation was especially popular in Elizabethan and other Renaissance literature. One of the most comprehensive treatments of the subject was the Anatomy of Melancholy, by Robert Burton. The theory found its strongest advocates among the comedy writers, notably Ben Jonson and his followers, who used humor characters to illustrate various modes of irrational and immoral behavior.
- taken from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
( Temperment/Humor quiz )
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Nov. 4th, 2004 09:44 am*blink blink* This is so not what I would have expected.... well, the liberal thing, yes... *confused*
( lemming!... )
( lemming!... )
