An edition of Greek Laughter
(2008)
Greek Laughter
a Study of Cultural Psychology from Homer to Early Christianity
by Stephen Halliwell
Share
×Close
Shows how the theme of laughter can shed light on ancient Greek ethical values and attitudes to life.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Laughter| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Greek Laughter: a Study of Cultural Psychology from Homer to Early Christianity
2008, Cambridge University Press
electronic resource :
in English
0511437285 9780511437281
|
aaaa
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Note to the reader; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction: Greek laughter in theory and practice; Chapter 2 Inside and outside morality: the laughter of Homeric gods and men; Chapter 3 Sympotic elation and resistance to death; Chapter 4 Ritual laughter and the renewal of life; Chapter 5 Aischrology, shame and Old Comedy; Chapter 6 Greek philosophy and the ethics of ridicule; Chapter 7 Greek laughter and the problem of the absurd; Chapter 8 The intermittencies of laughter in Menander's social world.
Chapter 9 Lucian and the laughter of life and deathChapter 10 Laughter denied, laughter deferred: the antigelastic tendencies of early Christianity; Appendix 1 The Greek (body) language of laughter and smiles; Appendix 2 Gelastic faces in visual art; Bibliography; Index of selected authors and works; Index of selected Greek terms; General index.
Edition Notes
Description based on print version record.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
| November 19, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| July 28, 2014 | Created by ImportBot | import new book |