How to tell a joke an ancient guide to the art of humor
"Everyone knows that Marcus Tullius Cicero was one of the great statesmen, lawyers, and effective orators in the history of Rome. But did you also know he was regarded as one of the funniest people in Roman society as well? Five hundred years after his death, in the twilight of antiquity, the w...
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Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- How to tell a joke (On the orator, Book 2.216-290) /Cicero
- On the art of humor (The education of the orator, Book 6.3) / Quintilian
- Epilogue.