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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

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One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1997

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AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction3Ch. 1Physical Peculiarities14Ch. 2Names and Cognomina57Ch. 3Moral Appearance in Action: Mouths99Ch. 4Moral Appearance in Action: Effeminacy128Ch. 5A Political History of Wit174Works Cited219Index Locorum et Iocorum233General Index247

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691602233, 978-0691602233
      ISBN10: 0691602239

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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

      Trade Review
      One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1997

      Table of Contents
      AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction3Ch. 1Physical Peculiarities14Ch. 2Names and Cognomina57Ch. 3Moral Appearance in Action: Mouths99Ch. 4Moral Appearance in Action: Effeminacy128Ch. 5A Political History of Wit174Works Cited219Index Locorum et Iocorum233General Index247

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