Rationale of the dirty joke an analysis of sexual humor legman g 9780743292528 books amazonca. Rationale of the dirty joke an analysis of sexual humor kindle edition by g legman author format kindle edition 40 out of 5 stars 11 ratings see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry cdn 3899 hardcover please retry cdn 282665 cdn 282665 cdn 31923 paperback please retry cdn 5299 . Rationale of the dirty joke an analysis of sexual humor first series legman g books amazonca. G legman was perhaps the foremost scholar of the dirty joke and as legions of humor writers and comedians know his rationale of the dirty joke remains the most exhaustive and authoritative study. This is basically a freudian analysis of humor which is to say horribly outdated and based on many false premises no longer accepted in contemporary psychology reams of pages are devoted to analysis of sexual and aggressive motives and as a result the insights are rather archaic and with a definite subtext of misogyny