| Description |
1 online resource (x, 319 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Series |
Sather classical lectures ; volume seventy-one |
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The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literauture |
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Sather classical lectures ; v. 71.
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Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Contents |
Introducing Roman laughter : Dio's "giggle" and Gnatho's two laughs -- Questions of laughter, ancient and modern -- The history of laughter -- Roman laughter in Latin and Greek -- The orator -- From emperor to jester -- Between human and animal, especially monkeys and asses -- The laughter lover |
| Summary |
"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 themselves. From ancient 'monkey business' to the role of a chuckle in a culture of tyranny, she explores Roman humor from the hilarious, to the momentous, to the surprising. But she also reflects on even bigger historical questions. What kind of history of laughter can we possibly tell? Can we ever really 'get' the Romans' jokes?"-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
ancient literary criticism |
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ancient rome |
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anthropology |
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approachable scholarship |
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classical literature |
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conversational |
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cultural studies |
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essays on rhetoric |
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funny |
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history of ancient rome |
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history of laughter |
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history |
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humor and drama |
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humor |
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inviting |
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jokes |
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laughter |
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literary analysis |
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monkey business |
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performing arts |
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purpose of laughter |
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roman culture |
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roman history |
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roman humor |
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roman joke book |
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roman writing |
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sather classical lectures |
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theories of humor |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-300) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Laughter -- Rome -- History -- To 1500
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Latin wit and humor -- History and criticism
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory.
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Latin wit and humor
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Laughter
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Manners and customs
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Lachen
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Rome -- Social life and customs
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Rome (Empire)
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Römisches Reich
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0520958209 |
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9780520958203 |
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9781306662550 |
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1306662559 |
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0520287584 |
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9780520287587 |
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