How to tell a joke : an ancient guide to the art of humor /

Everyone knows that Marcus Tullius Cicero was one of the great statesmen, lawyers and effective orators in the history of Rome. But did you also know he was regarded as one of the funniest people in Roman society as well? Five hundred years after his death, in the twilight of antiquity, the writer M...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Cicero, Marcus Tullius (Author)
Other Authors:	Fontaine, Michael (Editor, Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Latin
Published:	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Series:	Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Subjects:	Wit and humor > Early works to 1800. Joking > Early works to 1800.