A Cultural History of Humour: From Antiquity to the Present DayISBN: 978-0-7456-1880-7
Paperback
280 pages
July 1997, Polity
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* Highly original and innovative account of the history of humour
through the ages from Antiquity to the present day.
* Includes accounts of jokes and stage humour in Greece and Rome, practical jokes in Renaissance Italy and comic painting during the Dutch Golden Age.
* This is a cutting edge work in cultural history and includes contributions by some of the most eminent cultural historians such as Peter Burke, Jacques Le Goff and Aron Gurevich.
* Includes accounts of jokes and stage humour in Greece and Rome, practical jokes in Renaissance Italy and comic painting during the Dutch Golden Age.
* This is a cutting edge work in cultural history and includes contributions by some of the most eminent cultural historians such as Peter Burke, Jacques Le Goff and Aron Gurevich.
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