Laughter, humor, and comedy in ancient philosophy /

Ancient philosophers were very interested in the themes of laughter, humor and comedy. They theorized about laughter and its causes, moralized about the appropriate uses of humor and what it is appropriate to laugh at and wrote treaties on comedic composition. Further, they were often merciless in r...

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Other Authors:	Destrée, Pierre (Editor), Trivigno, Franco V. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Comic, The. Philosophy, Ancient. Wit and humor. Laughter. Comedy.