Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up (Volume 71) (Sather Classical Lectures) by Beard, Mary - 2014

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Berkeley. 2014. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket With A Small Discoloration Mark At the Bottom Front Spine. 9780520277168. Sather Classical Lectures, 71. 319 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Lia Tjandra. keywords: Classical Studies Roman Laughter Humor Rome. FROM THE PUBLISHER - What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear-a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing-from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book-Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans… Read More

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