How to tell a joke : an ancient guide to the art of humor / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; selected, translated, and introduced by Michael Fontaine.

"Everyone knows that Marcus Tullius Cicero was one of the great statesmen, lawyers, and effective orators in the history of Rome. But did you also know he was regarded as one of the funniest people in Roman society as well? Five hundred years after his death, in the twilight of antiquity, the writer...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Main Author:	Cicero, Marcus Tullius (Author)
Other Authors:	Fontaine, Michael (Editor, Translator, Writer of supplementary textual content) Quintilian
Language:	English Latin
Language of the Original:	Latin
Language and/or Writing System:	Facing page translations with Latin on the versos and English on the rectos ; introduction and epilogue in English.
Published:	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Series:	Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Subjects:	Wit and humor > Early works to 1800. Joking > Early works to 1800. Joking. Wit and humor. Early works.
Genre:	Early works to 1800. Early works.
Physical Description:	xxxiii, 292 pages ; 18 cm.
Format:	Book

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