Laughter at the Foot of the Cross

by Anthony Grafton (Author), Anthony Grafton (Author), Michael A. Screech (Author)

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Illustrated
2015
$27.64

Offers a collection of fifty-three essays. This book reveals, the question of whether laughter is acceptable to the god of the Old and New Testaments is a dangerous one. It shows that Renaissance thinkers revived ancient ideas about what inspires laughter and whether it could ever truly be innocent.

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Offers a collection of fifty-three essays. This book reveals, the question of whether laughter is acceptable to the god of the Old and New Testaments is a dangerous one. It shows that Renaissance thinkers revived ancient ideas about what inspires laughter and whether it could ever truly be innocent.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 352
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 15 Apr 2015
ISBN 10: 022624511X
ISBN 13: 9780226245119