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300 a| x, 319 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| Sather classical lectures ;v| volume seventy-one;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-300) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

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520 a| "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?"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Laughter in ancient Rome on joking, tickling, and cracking up / Mary Beard.

Author/creator	Beard, Mary, 1955-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Berkeley : University of California Press, 2014.
Description	x, 319 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects	Laughter--Rome. --History. --To 1500. Latin wit and humor--History and criticism. Rome--Social life and customs.

Series	Sather classical lectures ; volume seventy-one
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.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-300) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013040999
ISBN	9780520277168 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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