Looking at laughter: humor, power, and transgression in roman visual culture, 100 b.c.-a.d. 250
Auteur :
Clarke, John R.
Éditeur :
Clarke, John R.
ISBN :
9780520237339
Date de publication :
17 nov. 2007
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
930 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this engaging study, a follow up to his earlier Looking at Lovemaking John R. Clarke asks what the Romans found funny, and why. As the title would suggest, he focuses on the evidence to be found in Roman art and material culture, including graffitti, although literary sources of course provide a framework for the study.