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How to Tell a Joke
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers (Related to this series)
- Author
- Marcus Tullis Ciccero
- Narrator
- Roger Clark
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 30 March 2021
- Run Time
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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 On the Orator's Education, How to Tell a Joke examines the risks and rewards of humor and analyzes basic types that listeners 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.
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Details
- Author
- Marcus Tullis Ciccero
- Narrator
- Roger Clark
- Duration
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 March 2021
- ISBN
- 9781696604697
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- Jokes and riddles, Speaking in public: advice and guides, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Soft skills and dealing with other people, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
Synopsis
Can 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 On the Orator's Education, How to Tell a Joke examines the risks and rewards of humor and analyzes basic types that listeners 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.
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