Controlling laughter : political humor in the late Roman Republic /

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Although numerous scholars have studied Late Republican humor, this is the first book to examine its social and political context. Anthony Corbeill maintains that political abuse exercised real powers of persuasion over Roman audiences and he demonstrates how public humor both creates and enforces a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Corbeill, Anthony, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1996.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
Temas:
Political oratory > Rome.
Political ethics > Rome.
Politics and culture > Rome.
Wit and humor > Social aspects.
Éloquence politique > Rome.
Morale politique > Rome.
Politique et culture > Rome.
Humour > Aspect social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Political ethics.
Political oratory.
Politics and culture.
Politics and government.
Rome > Politics and government > Humor.
Rome > Politique et gouvernement > Humour.
Rome (Empire)
Humor.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Physical Peculiarities
  • Chapter 2. Names and Cognomina
  • Chapter 3. Moral Appearance in Action: Mouths
  • Chapter 4. Moral Appearance in Action: Mouths
  • Chapter 5. A Political History o f Wit
  • WORKS CITED
  • INDEX LOCORUM ET IOCORUM
  • GENERAL INDEX
  • Backmatter

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