{"product_id":"9780745618807","title":"A Cultural History of Humour From Antiquity to the Present Day","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Cultural History of Humour\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Antiquity to the Present Day\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJan Bremmer | Herman Roodenburg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHumour is without doubt a vital element of the human condition but it has rarely been the subject of serious historical research. Yet a closer look at jokes and other comic phenomena shows us that the nature of humour changes from one period to another, and that these changes can provide us with important insights into the social and cultural developments of the past.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This important and highly original book sets out to explore the \u003ci\u003eterra incognita\u003c\/i\u003e of humour through the ages - from jokes and stage humour in Greece and Rome to the jestbooks of early modern Europe, from practical jokes in Renaissance Italy to comic painting during the Dutch Golden Age, from Bakhtin's conception of laughter to the joking relationships of anthropologists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These innovative accounts move humour into the centre of social and cultural history and throw an unexpected light on life and manners through the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJan Mremmer\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Groningen\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerman Roodenburg\u003c\/b\u003e, P.J. Meertens-Institute Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 July 1997\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745618807\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44385475231884,"sku":"9780745618807","price":28.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745618807.jpg?v=1780618409","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745618807","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}