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Laughter in ancient Rome : on joking, tickling, and cracking up / / Mary Beard
| Laughter in ancient Rome : on joking, tickling, and cracking up / / Mary Beard |
| Autore | Beard Mary <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina | 152.4/30937 |
| Collana | Sather Classical Lectures |
| Soggetto topico |
Laughter - Rome - History - To 1500
Latin wit and humor - History and criticism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-520-28758-4
0-520-95820-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introducing Roman Laughter: Dio's "Giggle" and Gnatho's Two Laughs -- 2. Questions of Laughter, Ancient and Modern -- 3. The History of Laughter -- 4. Roman Laughter in Latin and Greek -- 5. The Orator -- 6. From Emperor to Jester -- 7. Between Human and Animal- Especially Monkeys and Asses -- 8. The Laughter Lover -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Texts and Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- List of Illustrations and Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453595003321 |
Beard Mary <1955->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Laughter in ancient Rome : on joking, tickling, and cracking up / / Mary Beard
| Laughter in ancient Rome : on joking, tickling, and cracking up / / Mary Beard |
| Autore | Beard Mary <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, : University of California Press, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 Online-Ressource (X, 319 Seiten) |
| Disciplina | 152.4/30937 |
| Collana | Sather Classical Lectures |
| Soggetto topico |
Laughter - Rome - History - To 1500
Latin wit and humor - History and criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ancient literary criticism
ancient rome anthropology approachable scholarship classical literature conversational cultural studies essays on rhetoric funny history of ancient rome history of laughter history humor and drama humor inviting jokes laughter literary analysis monkey business performing arts purpose of laughter roman culture roman history roman humor roman joke book roman writing sather classical lectures theories of humor |
| ISBN |
0-520-28758-4
0-520-95820-9 9780520958203 |
| Classificazione | HIS002000LIT004190POL010000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introducing Roman Laughter: Dio's "Giggle" and Gnatho's Two Laughs -- 2. Questions of Laughter, Ancient and Modern -- 3. The History of Laughter -- 4. Roman Laughter in Latin and Greek -- 5. The Orator -- 6. From Emperor to Jester -- 7. Between Human and Animal- Especially Monkeys and Asses -- 8. The Laughter Lover -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Texts and Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- List of Illustrations and Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791045903321 |
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Beard Mary <1955->
|
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| Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, : University of California Press, 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Laughter in ancient Rome : on joking, tickling, and cracking up / / Mary Beard
| Laughter in ancient Rome : on joking, tickling, and cracking up / / Mary Beard |
| Autore | Beard Mary <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, : University of California Press, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 Online-Ressource (X, 319 Seiten) |
| Disciplina | 152.4/30937 |
| Collana | Sather Classical Lectures |
| Soggetto topico |
Laughter - Rome - History - To 1500
Latin wit and humor - History and criticism |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ancient literary criticism
ancient rome anthropology approachable scholarship classical literature conversational cultural studies essays on rhetoric funny history of ancient rome history of laughter history humor and drama humor inviting jokes laughter literary analysis monkey business performing arts purpose of laughter roman culture roman history roman humor roman joke book roman writing sather classical lectures theories of humor |
| ISBN |
0-520-28758-4
0-520-95820-9 9780520958203 |
| Classificazione | HIS002000LIT004190POL010000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introducing Roman Laughter: Dio's "Giggle" and Gnatho's Two Laughs -- 2. Questions of Laughter, Ancient and Modern -- 3. The History of Laughter -- 4. Roman Laughter in Latin and Greek -- 5. The Orator -- 6. From Emperor to Jester -- 7. Between Human and Animal- Especially Monkeys and Asses -- 8. The Laughter Lover -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Texts and Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- List of Illustrations and Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813328103321 |
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Beard Mary <1955->
|
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| Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, : University of California Press, 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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