Laughter in Ancient Rome读书介绍
| 类别 | 页数 | 译者 | 网友评分 | 年代 | 出版社 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 书籍 | 336页 | 2020 | University of California Press |
| 定价 | 出版日期 | 最近访问 | 访问指数 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD 29.95 | 2020-02-20 … | 2021-08-31 … | 33 |
What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear—a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena?
Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing—from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book—Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans themselves. From ancient “monkey business” to the role of a chuckle in a culture of tyranny, she explores Roman humor from the hilarious, to the momentous, to the surprising. But she also reflects on even bigger historical questions. What kind of history of laughter can we possibly tell? Can we ever really “get” the Romans’ jokes?
作者简介玛丽·比尔德（Mary Beard），英国著名古典学家、剑桥古典学教授，因其突出的学术贡献于2018年受封爵士。研究方向为古罗马史、政治史、宗教史、艺术史、文学史，亦关注女性权力等议题。主要著作有《罗马宗教》（Religions of Rome）、《罗马凯旋式》（The Roman Triumph）、《罗马元老院与人民：一部古罗马史》（SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome）、《庞贝：一座罗马城市的生与死》（Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town）、《女性与权力：一份宣言》（Women & Power：A Manifesto）等。
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