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The Daily Stoic
An excerpt from this book, featuring Cicero and Quintilian's advice on humor, was used in this podcast episode. The podcast host recommends the book and its Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series.
This one is from The Order Quintillion. Again, this edition is translated with commentary from Michael Fontaine.
— Episode: Quintilian on How to Tell a Joke
Episode: Quintilian on How to Tell a Joke
An excerpt from this book, featuring Cicero and Quintilian's advice on humor, was used in this podcast episode. The podcast host recommends the book and its Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series.
This one is from The Order Quintillion. Again, this edition is translated with commentary from Michael Fontaine.
If you haven't checked out the Princeton University Press's Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series, I do recommend it.
You can check out How to Tell a Joke, which has got selections from Cicero and Quintilian from Princeton University Press. I love the little hardcover editions.
Episode: Cicero on How to Tell a Joke
The speaker described this book, translated and with commentary by Michael Fontaine, as a modern translation of Cicero and Quintilian's advice on humor. It was praised for showing that the Stoics possessed a sense of humor and that Cicero was a master of his craft.
One of my favorite Cicero quotes is, No man dances when he is sober unless he is a lunatic.
So this is a good book, I'm excited to bring you this quick excerpt. It's not a step by step guide on how to compose jokes really, but it's more of a guide to how humor can and should be used as a tool to help win an argument, to help make a case for something.
This is a great book, you can check out How to Tell a Joke. Anywhere books are sold, there's a great physical edition, they come in these perfectly sized hard covers which you can check out.