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Looking at Laughter: Humor, Power & Transgression in Roman Visual Culture 100 BC-AD 250

John R. Clarke

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Description:In this accessible illustrated book, his 3rd to examine an aspect of Roman visual culture, Clarke asks what made Romans laugh? Looking at Laughter examines a heterogeneous corpus of visual material, from the crudely obscene to the exquisitely sophisticated, from the playful to the deadly serious—everything from street theater to erudite paintings parodying the emperor. Nine chapters, organized under the rubrics of Visual Humor, Social Humor & Sexual Humor, analyze a wide range of visual art, including wall painting, sculpture, mosaics & ceramics. Archeological sites, as well as a range of ancient texts, inscriptions & graffiti, provide the background for understanding the how & why of humorous imagery. This study offers insights into the mentality of patrons & viewers who enjoyed laughing at the gods, the powers-that-be & themselves.AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Visual humor. Words or images? Degrees of visuality in Roman humor; Funny faces-onstage & off; Double takes; Apotropaic laughter2. Social humor. Power over the other or the other's power? Laughing at the Pygmy & the Aethiops; Who's laughing? Modern scholars & ancient viewers in class conflict; Parody in elite visual culture at Pompeii: heroes, gods & foundation myths3. Sexual humor. Sexual humor & the gods; Laughing at human sexual follyConclusionNotesBibliographyList of IllustrationsIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Looking at Laughter: Humor, Power & Transgression in Roman Visual Culture 100 BC-AD 250. To get started finding Looking at Laughter: Humor, Power & Transgression in Roman Visual Culture 100 BC-AD 250, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: University of California Press (Berkeley/LA/London)

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ISBN: 0520237331

Description: In this accessible illustrated book, his 3rd to examine an aspect of Roman visual culture, Clarke asks what made Romans laugh? Looking at Laughter examines a heterogeneous corpus of visual material, from the crudely obscene to the exquisitely sophisticated, from the playful to the deadly serious—everything from street theater to erudite paintings parodying the emperor. Nine chapters, organized under the rubrics of Visual Humor, Social Humor & Sexual Humor, analyze a wide range of visual art, including wall painting, sculpture, mosaics & ceramics. Archeological sites, as well as a range of ancient texts, inscriptions & graffiti, provide the background for understanding the how & why of humorous imagery. This study offers insights into the mentality of patrons & viewers who enjoyed laughing at the gods, the powers-that-be & themselves.AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Visual humor. Words or images? Degrees of visuality in Roman humor; Funny faces-onstage & off; Double takes; Apotropaic laughter2. Social humor. Power over the other or the other's power? Laughing at the Pygmy & the Aethiops; Who's laughing? Modern scholars & ancient viewers in class conflict; Parody in elite visual culture at Pompeii: heroes, gods & foundation myths3. Sexual humor. Sexual humor & the gods; Laughing at human sexual follyConclusionNotesBibliographyList of IllustrationsIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Looking at Laughter: Humor, Power & Transgression in Roman Visual Culture 100 BC-AD 250. To get started finding Looking at Laughter: Humor, Power & Transgression in Roman Visual Culture 100 BC-AD 250, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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