A review by aliibera
Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up by Mary Beard

4.0

Fascinating, dense, academic work that engages with a number of topics connected to humor, laughter, and comedy - specifically in the ancient world. At some points, Beard is provocative, at others equally dismissive of those who have provoked similar theories but it's all part of a wide ranging work that engages a large number of the questions that face scholars of humor.