LEADER 03601nam 2200673 450 001 9910453595003321 005 20210515004052.0 010 $a0-520-28758-4 010 $a0-520-95820-9 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520958203 035 $a(CKB)2550000001275484 035 $a(EBL)1676319 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001181567 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11651445 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001181567 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11145169 035 $a(PQKB)10929704 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1676319 035 $a(DE-B1597)519883 035 $a(OCoLC)1102800415 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520958203 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1676319 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10861881 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL597506 035 $a(OCoLC)890434757 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001275484 100 $a20140429h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLaughter in ancient Rome $eon joking, tickling, and cracking up /$fMary Beard 210 1$aOakland, California :$cUniversity of California Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 225 1 $aSather Classical Lectures ;$vVolume 71 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-27716-3 311 0 $a1-306-66255-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$t1. Introducing Roman Laughter: Dio's "Giggle" and Gnatho's Two Laughs --$t2. Questions of Laughter, Ancient and Modern --$t3. The History of Laughter --$t4. Roman Laughter in Latin and Greek --$t5. The Orator --$t6. From Emperor to Jester --$t7. Between Human and Animal- Especially Monkeys and Asses --$t8. The Laughter Lover --$tAfterword --$tAcknowledgments --$tTexts and Abbreviations --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tList of Illustrations and Credits --$tIndex 330 $aWhat made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear-a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing-from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book-Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans themselves. From ancient "monkey business" to the role of a chuckle in a culture of tyranny, she explores Roman humor from the hilarious, to the momentous, to the surprising.  But she also reflects on even bigger historical questions. What kind of history of laughter can we possibly tell? Can we ever really "get" the Romans' jokes? 410 0$aSather classical lectures ;$vVolume 71. 606 $aLaughter$zRome$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aLatin wit and humor$xHistory and criticism 607 $aRome$xSocial life and customs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLaughter$xHistory 615 0$aLatin wit and humor$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a152.4/30937 700 $aBeard$b Mary$f1955-$0163582 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453595003321 996 $aLaughter in ancient Rome$92471106 997 $aUNINA