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Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up (Sather Classical Lectures)
Laughter in Ancient Rome On Joking Tickling and Cracking Up - Sather Classical Lectures
Author: Mary Beard
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520287587
ISBN-10: 0520287584
Publication Date: 10/12/2015
Pages: 336
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
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