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336 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520287587
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Description
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...
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336 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520287587
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Description
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...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings