How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor

by Michael Fontaine and Marcus Tullius Cicero

Book Overview

Timeless advice about how to use humor to win over any audience

Can jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet they can, according to Cicero, and he knew what he was talking about. One of Rome's greatest politicians, speakers, and lawyers, Cicero was also reputedly one of antiquity's funniest people. After he was elected commander-in-chief and head of state, his enemies even started calling him "the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691206163
• ISBN13: 9780691206165
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.9" x 6.9"