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Controlling Laughter: Political Humor in the Late Roman Republic - Princeton Legacy Library Anthony Corbeill
Controlling Laughter: Political Humor in the Late Roman Republic - Princeton Legacy Library
Anthony Corbeill
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 society's norms. Previous scholarship has offere
266 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 8, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691602233 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Genre | Chronological Period > Ancient (To 499 A.d.) - Cultural Region > Italy |
| Pages | 266 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 155 × 19 mm · 420 g |
| Language | English |
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