Laughter in ancient Rome: on joking, tickling, and cracking up
"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?...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley Los Angeles London
University of Californiarnia Press
[2014]
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| In: |
Sather classical lectures (71)
Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Sather classical lectures
71 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Roman Empire
/ Laughter
B Roman Empire / Laughter / History |
| Further subjects: | B
Rome
Social life and customs
B Latin wit and humor History and criticism B Laughter (Rome) History To 1500 |
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