This book expands and deepens linguistic theory as well as applies the resulting concepts empirically to narratives, in particular of Medieval literature. The first sections outline linguistic humor theory in general, and Raskins Semantic Script Theory (SSTH, 1985) as well as the General Theory of Verbal Humor (GTVH, Attardo and Raskin 1991) in particular. The following theoretical sections redefine the GTVHs concept of logical mechanism-as most intricately connected to both the textual-narrative and the cognitive aspects of textual humor-in terms of set theory and expand the arsenal of the...