{"product_id":"how-to-tell-a-joke-cicero-hardcover","title":"How to Tell a Joke (Cicero - hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMarcus Tullius Cicero\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780691206165\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ehardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection: \u003c\/b\u003eLanguages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOn the Ideal Orator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Quintilian’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Education of the Orator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, complete with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHow to Tell a Joke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e examines the risks and rewards of humor and analyzes basic types that readers can use to write their own jokes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Languages","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47596770984160,"sku":"Books:9780691206165n","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/9780691206165.avif?v=1752860622","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/how-to-tell-a-joke-cicero-hardcover","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}