Do what I say, not what I do: theory and practice of humor in Roman rhetoric
This paper selects and discusses five recommendations made by Quintilian (Inst. 6.3) regarding the use of humor in a forensic context, comparing them with cases narrated as exemplary by both Quintilian himself and Cicero (De or. 2.216-290), around 140 years earlier. Possible discrepancies between th...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2025
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/phaos/article/view/20416 |
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| Summary: | This paper selects and discusses five recommendations made by Quintilian (Inst. 6.3) regarding the use of humor in a forensic context, comparing them with cases narrated as exemplary by both Quintilian himself and Cicero (De or. 2.216-290), around 140 years earlier. Possible discrepancies between the theory and practice reported by the rhetors are investigated, as well as the permanence (or not) of certain values in the reception of contemporary discourses. The aim is to assess the extent to which our modern sensibility confirms or challenges the thesis according to which jokes are a perfectly transcultural type of text. |
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| ISSN: | 1676-3076 |
