£152.40

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

£152 today · previous high £152 · all-time low £152

Routledge Laughter, Power, and the Unconscious - Shakespeare's Globe Study

Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 70 days · 70 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£152.40 £152.32 £152.34 £152.36 £152.37 £152.39 £152.41 01 August 2026 18 August 2026 04 September 2026 21 September 2026 09 October 2026
View at Amazon ↗

Price data last checked 21 day(s) ago - will refresh soon

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↑ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↑ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 70 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price
70 days 0 18 35 53 70 £152 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £152 (70 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £152 - £152

Price levels: 1 different prices over 70 days

Description

This groundbreaking academic work examines humour and comedy through an innovative audience experiment conducted at Shakespeare's Globe, offering fresh perspectives on how contemporary spectators respond to early modern comedy. The authors challenge classical Freudian theory by developing a revolutionary framework that positions laughter as a manic defence mechanism, engaging critically with Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious whilst integrating modern humour scholarship. The research bridges psychology, sociology, and performance studies to illuminate the complex emotional and psychological dimensions of comedic response, providing scholars and students with new theoretical tools for understanding why audiences laugh and what laughter reveals about power dynamics, unconscious processes, and cultural meaning-making in theatrical contexts.

Key Features

Presents innovative audience research findings from live Shakespeare performances at the historic Globe Theatre.

Develops a revolutionary theory of humour as manic defence, departing from and critiquing Freud's classical psychoanalytic framework.

Integrates contemporary humour theories with early modern comedy analysis to create a comprehensive theoretical model.

Explores the psychological and sociopolitical dimensions of laughter in performance contexts and audience reception.

Published by Routledge, a leading academic press specialising in rigorous humanities scholarship and theory.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
31 October 2025
Listed Since
31 May 2025

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Shakespeare and the Comedy of Enchantment
96% match

Shakespeare and the Comedy of Enchantment

Oxford University Press

£77.50 28 Oct 2026
Routledge Comedy Studies Reader - Critical Analysis Anthology
96% match

Routledge Comedy Studies Reader - Critical Analysis Anthology

Routledge

£137.43 06 Oct 2026
The Oxford Handbook of Shakespearean Comedy
96% match

The Oxford Handbook of Shakespearean Comedy

Oxford University Press

£100.41 17 Sep 2026
Laughter and Power: 19 (European Connections: Studies in Comparative Literature, Intermediality and Aesthetics)
96% match

Laughter and Power: 19 (European Connections: Studies in Comparative Literature, Intermediality and Aesthetics)

Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

£43.73 22 Sep 2026
The Oxford Handbook of Shakespearean Comedy
96% match

The Oxford Handbook of Shakespearean Comedy

Oxford University Press

£47.38 11 Sep 2026
Performing in Comedy: A Student's Guide - Routledge
96% match

Performing in Comedy: A Student's Guide - Routledge

Routledge

£149.96 08 Oct 2026
Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres (Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama)
96% match

Laughing and Weeping in Early Modern Theatres (Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama)

Routledge

£151.24 09 Oct 2026
Women and Comedy: History, Theory, Practice
96% match

Women and Comedy: History, Theory, Practice

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

£80.38 24 Sep 2026
Routledge Humor and Chinese Culture - Psychology Book
96% match

Routledge Humor and Chinese Culture - Psychology Book

Routledge

£107.00 06 Oct 2026
Humor in British Literature, From the Middle Ages to the Restoration: A Reference Guide
96% match

Humor in British Literature, From the Middle Ages to the Restoration: A Reference Guide

Greenwood

£49.12 05 Oct 2026
The Self-Centred Art: Ben Jonson's Parts in Performance (Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama)
95% match

The Self-Centred Art: Ben Jonson's Parts in Performance (Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama)

Routledge

£150.09 25 Sep 2026
The Comic Imagination in Modern African Literature and Cinema: A Poetics of Laughter (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)
95% match

The Comic Imagination in Modern African Literature and Cinema: A Poetics of Laughter (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)

Routledge

£163.76 06 Oct 2026
The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare's Comedies (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)
95% match

The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare's Comedies (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)

Cambridge University Press

£80.75 15 Oct 2026
Comedy and Critical Thought: Laughter as Resistance (Experiments/On the Political)
95% match

Comedy and Critical Thought: Laughter as Resistance (Experiments/On the Political)

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

£95.23 24 Aug 2026
The Palgrave Handbook of Humour, History, and Methodology
95% match

The Palgrave Handbook of Humour, History, and Methodology

MACMILLAN

£90.38 24 Sep 2026
>Die Liebes Verzweiffelung: Eine Bisher Unbekannte Tragikomodie Der Fruhen Wanderbuhne Mit Einem Verzeichnis Der Erhaltenen Spieltexte (Quellen Und Forschungen Zur Literatur- Und Kulturgeschichte)
95% match

>Die Liebes Verzweiffelung: Eine Bisher Unbekannte Tragikomodie Der Fruhen Wanderbuhne Mit Einem Verzeichnis Der Erhaltenen Spieltexte (Quellen Und Forschungen Zur Literatur- Und Kulturgeschichte)

De Gruyter

£98.99 02 Oct 2026
Performing in Comedy: A Student's Guide
95% match

Performing in Comedy: A Student's Guide

Routledge

£40.99 02 Oct 2026
Radical Comedy in Early Modern England: Contexts, Cultures, Performances (Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama)
95% match

Radical Comedy in Early Modern England: Contexts, Cultures, Performances (Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama)

Routledge

£53.99 01 Oct 2026
Scripts and Scenarios: The Performance of Comedy in Renaissance Italy
95% match

Scripts and Scenarios: The Performance of Comedy in Renaissance Italy

Cambridge University Press

£44.00 23 Sep 2026
Twelfth Night: A Critical Reader: A Critical Reader: A Critical Reader (Arden Early Modern Drama Guides)
95% match

Twelfth Night: A Critical Reader: A Critical Reader: A Critical Reader (Arden Early Modern Drama Guides)

Bloomsbury

£75.00 17 Sep 2026
A Cultural History of Laughter (Morality, Society and Culture)
95% match

A Cultural History of Laughter (Morality, Society and Culture)

Routledge

£62.97 07 Oct 2026
Humor in the Classroom: A Guide for Language Teachers and Educational Researchers
95% match

Humor in the Classroom: A Guide for Language Teachers and Educational Researchers

Routledge

£118.80 15 Aug 2026
Humor & Health Promotion (Health Psychology Research Focus Series) (Health Psychology Research Focus: Perspectives on Cognitive Psychology)
95% match

Humor & Health Promotion (Health Psychology Research Focus Series) (Health Psychology Research Focus: Perspectives on Cognitive Psychology)

Brand: Nova Science Publishers

£137.50 22 Sep 2026
The Trouble with Jokes: Humour and Offensiveness in Contemporary Culture and Politics
95% match

The Trouble with Jokes: Humour and Offensiveness in Contemporary Culture and Politics

£62.15 27 Aug 2026