Description: Further DetailsTitle: How to Tell a JokeCondition: NewEAN: 9780691206165ISBN: 9780691206165Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 03/30/2021Item Height: 171mmItem Length: 114mmAuthor: Marcus Tullius CiceroContributor: Michael Fontaine (Translated with commentary by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: An Ancient Guide to the Art of HumorISBN-10: 0691206163Description: Timeless advice about how to use humor to win over any audienceCan jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet they can, according to Cicero, and he knew what he was talking about. One of Rome’s greatest politicians, speakers, and lawyers, Cicero was also reputedly one of antiquity’s funniest people. After he was elected commander-in-chief and head of state, his enemies even started calling him “the stand-up Consul.” How to Tell a Joke provides a lively new translation of Cicero’s essential writing on humor alongside that of the later Roman orator and educator Quintilian. The result is a timeless practical guide to how a well-timed joke can win over any audience.As powerful as jokes can be, they are also hugely risky. The line between a witty joke and an offensive one isn’t always clear. Cross it and you’ll look like a clown, or worse. Here, Cicero and Quintilian explore every aspect of telling jokes—while avoiding costly mistakes. Presenting the sections on humor in Cicero’s On the Ideal Orator and Quintilian’s The Education of the Orator, complete with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, How to Tell a Joke examines the risks and rewards of humor and analyzes basic types that readers can use to write their own jokes.Filled with insight, wit, and examples, including more than a few lawyer jokes, How to Tell a Joke will appeal to anyone interested in humor or the art of public speaking.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern ReadersTopic: Humour & Joke BooksRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: How to Tell a Joke
Title: How to Tell a Joke
EAN: 9780691206165
ISBN: 9780691206165
Release Date: 03/30/2021
Release Year: 2021
Contributor: Michael Fontaine (Translated with commentary by)
Subtitle: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor
ISBN-10: 0691206163
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Topic: Humour & Joke Books
Number of Pages: 328 Pages
Publication Name: How to Tell a Joke : an Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Social, Personal Growth / General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Linguistics / General
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.3 Oz
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Subject Area: Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines, Self-Help
Item Length: 6.9 in
Item Width: 7.2 in
Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
Format: Hardcover