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Greek laughter and tears, antiquity and after, edited by Margaret Alexiou and Douglas Cairns

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Greek laughter and tears, antiquity and after, edited by Margaret Alexiou and Douglas Cairns

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eng

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

Greek laughter and tears

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1002303904

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edited by Margaret Alexiou and Douglas Cairns

Series statement

Edinburgh Leventis Studies, 8Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

antiquity and after

Summary

What makes us laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time? How do these two primal, seemingly discrete and non-verbal modes of expression intersect in everyday life and ritual, and what range of emotions do they evoke? How may they be voiced, shaped and coloured in literature and liturgy, art and music?<br><br>Bringing together scholars from diverse periods and disciplines of Hellenic and Byzantine studies, this volume explores the shifting shapes and functions of laughter and tears. With a focus on the tragic, the comic and the tragicomic dimensions of laughter and tears in art, literature and performance, as well as on their emotional, socio-cultural and religious significance, it breaks new ground in the study of ancient and Byzantine affectivity.--, Provided by publisher

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