How to tell a joke : an ancient guide to the art of humor /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cicero, Marcus Tullius (Author)
Other Authors: Fontaine, Michael (Editor, Translator), Quintilian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Latín
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Series:Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Subjects:
Wit and humor > Early works to 1800.
Joking > Early works to 1800.
Humour > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Plaisanterie > Ouvrages avant 1800.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical.
Joking.
Wit and humor.
De Oratore.
Institutio Oratoria.
Laughter in Ancient Rome.
Mary Beard.
ancient rhetoric.
ancient writing on humor.
classics.
comedy.
how to make a speech.
humor.
jokes.
laughter.
making a speech.
old jokes.
oldest books on humor.
persuasion.
rhetoric.
rhetorical devices.
speechmaking.
stand up.
toastmasters.
translations.
wit.
Early works.
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