Controlling laughter : political humor in the late Roman Republic /
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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| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
1996.
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| Series: | Princeton legacy library.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
