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Almost all scientific disciplines have been researching humour since ancient times, so that the impression can arise that it has been thoroughly examined and explained. The number of publications on the subject „humour“, which has been increasing for many decades, registers differentiated approaches to various aspects of humour such as its manifestations, functions, means an mechanism, which can be reflected both on the linguistic level and on the visual level. Since humour is also regarded as a social phenomenon, the social context and the current refernce to reality should also be taken into account when examining it. The anthology „Mit Humor ist nicht immer zu spaßen. An der Grenze von Spaß und Ernst“ by Iwona Wowro und Mariusz Jakosz (eds.) provides seventeen contributions whose authors follow these starting points in their analyses and deal with humorous texts realized orally and linguistically.
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The text is a review of a collective monograph Літературний образ дитинства в часи кризи edited by Katarzyna Jakubowska-Krawczyk. The book is about the issues of childhood in times of crisis. Researchers from Poland and Ukraine analyze various issues, such as World War II, the Holocaust, the totalitarian regime, homelessness and the ongoing war in Donbas. The book uses the modern method of postcolonial studies and trauma research from the generational transfer perspec- tive. It deals with very important issues.
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