Humour
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23638652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G O Hutchinson (0000-0002-3306-1673, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Pages | 172-199 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Cicero's correspondence (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780198150664.003.0007 |
| OpenAlex | W4388380796 |
| ISBN | 9780198150664 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Humour is one of the most attractive ingredients of Cicero’s letters. But it would be misguided to view it as a straightforward feature of artless conversation, which allows us to escape from the artificialities of premeditated expression. It would be misguided too to approach the humour in a void as disembodied jokes, without relation to the particular circumstances in which each letter originates. One must appreciate the importance of both an aesthetic and a personal dimension. The first section of this chapter will begin from the aesthetic aspect; it will then look at the personal aspect, and set the humour of the letters in the larger context of Cicero’s reuvre. The section is sadly protracted; but some unkind god has joined together, Z:mpacata consanguimtate, in ever-warring kinship, humour and explanation.
Aesthetics · Art · Cicero · Conversation · Linguistics · Literature · Relation (database) · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |