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Das Lachen im alten Rom. Eine Kulturgeschichte by Mary Beard

Das Lachen im alten Rom. Eine Kulturgeschichte

Mary Beard with Carsten Drecoll (Translator)

384 pages hardcover 2014

9 editions

nonfiction classics history funny informative slow-paced
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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 knowing...

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