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This doesn't explain the continuous existence of comedy and farce from Aristophanes to "la commedia del'arte". I stand unconvinced.
by wazoox 16y ago
This doesn't explain the continuous existence of comedy and farce from Aristophanes to "la commedia del'arte". I stand unconvinced.
- hugh3 16y agoI was particularly unconvinced by this part: As recently as the 1860s, it was considered impolite to laugh in public in the United States... By the 1870s … to say that someone lacked a sense of humor was seen as one of the worst things that could be said about him or her.