Wit And Humor History And Criticism -- See Also the narrower term Black humor Here are entered works dealing with literature characterized by a desperate, sardonic humor intended to induce laughter as the appropriate response to the apparent meaninglessness and absurdity of existence.
--subdivision Humor under names of countries, cities, etc., under names of individual persons, corporate bodies and sacred works, and under topical subjects; and headings for wit and humor qualified by language, nationality, or ethnic group, e.g. English wit and humor; American wit and humor; Afro-American wit and humor
