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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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Main Author:	Miotti, Charlene Martins
Format:	Online
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2025
Subjects:	Humor Retórica Cícero Quintiliano Performance Cicerón Rhetoric Cicero Quintilian
Online Access:	https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/phaos/article/view/20416
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