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Author : Jane Melinda Haladay
Release : 2000
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Book Synopsis Solemn Laughter : Humor as Subversion and Resistance in the Literature of Simon Ortiz and Carter Revard (MA). by : Jane Melinda Haladay
Download or read book Solemn Laughter : Humor as Subversion and Resistance in the Literature of Simon Ortiz and Carter Revard (MA). written by Jane Melinda Haladay. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jane Haladay
Release : 2000
Genre : American literature
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Book Synopsis Solemn Laughter by : Jane Haladay
Download or read book Solemn Laughter written by Jane Haladay. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Beard
Release : 2024-03-05
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Laughter in Ancient Rome by : Mary Beard
Download or read book Laughter in Ancient Rome written by Mary Beard. This book was released on 2024-03-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear—a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing—from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book—Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans themselves. From ancient “monkey business” to the role of a chuckle in a culture of tyranny, she explores Roman humor from the hilarious, to the momentous, to the surprising. But she also reflects on even bigger historical questions. What kind of history of laughter can we possibly tell? Can we ever really “get” the Romans’ jokes?
Author : James Martin
Release : 2011-10-04
Genre : Religion
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Book Synopsis Between Heaven and Mirth by : James Martin
Download or read book Between Heaven and Mirth written by James Martin. This book was released on 2011-10-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Between Heaven and Mirth will make any reader smile. . . . Father Martin reminds us that happiness is the good God’s own goal for us.” —Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York From The Colbert Report’s “official chaplain” James Martin, SJ, author of the New York Times bestselling The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, comes a revolutionary look at how joy, humor, and laughter can change our lives and save our spirits. A Jesuit priest with a busy media ministry, Martin understands the intersections between spirituality and daily life. In Between Heaven and Mirth, he uses scriptural passages, the lives of the saints, the spiritual teachings of other traditions, and his own personal reflections to show us why joy is the inevitable result of faith, because a healthy spirituality and a healthy sense of humor go hand-in-hand with God's great plan for humankind.
Author : Lee Siegel
Release : 1989
Genre : Indic wit and humor
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Book Synopsis Laughing Matters by : Lee Siegel
Download or read book Laughing Matters written by Lee Siegel. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
