Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up (Sather Classical Lectures) - Couverture souple

Beard, Mary

 
9780520287587: Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up (Sather Classical Lectures)

Synopsis

What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? 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? This book explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at Cambridge University. Her many books include The Roman Triumph and The Fires of Vesuvius.

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What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? 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? This book explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects.

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