Ridentem dicere verum quid vetat: Shaftesbury, Horatian Satire, and the Cultural (Ab)uses of Laughter
This essay argues that a full understanding of Shaftesbury’s notions of humour and laughter requires due consideration of the different rhetorical situations underlying both his published texts and unpublished manuscripts. Against the background of the Earl’s reading of Horatian satire and irony, it...
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| Language: | English |
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Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
2013-12-01
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| Series: | XVII-XVIII |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/1718/508 |