Theorizing the Social Dynamics of Roman Humor
Two Case Studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21469584 |
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| Authors | J Clarke (0000-0003-3968-4713, corresponding author), John R Clarke |
| Year | 2024 |
| Issue | 238 |
| Pages | 123-138 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Groniek (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0169-2801 |
| Publisher | University of Groningen Press (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.21827/groniek.238.42649 |
| OpenAlex | W4410233719 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Humor, both verbal and visual, is culture-specific. This article examines two well-preserved tavern paintings to understand Roman acculturation, or attitude-formation, with regard to humor. Two complementary theoretical aprroaches, one from sociology, the other from literary theory, reveal multiple strategies employed to elicit laughter, including differences in social status, the carnivalesque, analogies between bodily and spatial representation, and oppositions between philosophical and colloquial speech
Pedagogy · Social dynamics · Social science · Sociology · Humor Studies and Applications · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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