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Europe's First Joke Book,
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This review is from: The Philogelos or Laughter-Lover (London Studies in Classical Philology Series, 10) (Hardcover)
No one knows who wrote the Philogelos but it dates from some time around the 10th century. Baldwin takes liberties in purging obscure references to things no longer part of daily life, but he footnotes these changes extensively. After Baldwin's tinkering the text is amazingly modern: the same formula as Pollack and moron jokes, only from medieval times, and making fun of "eggheads," doctors, and people from the city of Kyme. Baldwin notes that many of these zingers date from still early compliations of Greek and Roman jokes. This is a book for the library of humor aficionados and joke scholars--but it's a hoot for anyone to read.
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The Philogelos or Laughter-Lover (London Studies in Classical Philology Series, 10) by Grammarian Hierocles (Hardcover - January 1, 1983)
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