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Some Constant Features of Mediterranean Humour from Homer to Hellenism

The phenomenon of the comical aspects of the quotidian could have been approached in two ways: on the one hand, the genres of classical literature in which the phenomenon appears had to be researched and, on the other, the term 'the comicality of quotidian' itself had to be definined and the criteria devised which would enable a classification of the devices by menas of which the humorous is achieved. By means of an analysis of examples (the Hellenistic collection Philogelos has been used as a model of classification) the conclusion is reached that there exist certain constant features of the comical from Homer's time to the Hellenic era, and even to our own days.

comicality; comical; humour; joke; Philogelos; comicality of quotidian

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