Laughter in Ancient Rome. On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up by Mary Beard

Laughter in Ancient Rome. On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up

Mary Beard

Audiobook edition 11h 8m audio 2014

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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 knowin...

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