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It All Comes Out: Vomit as a Source of Comedy in Roman Moralizing Texts

Ian Goh Orcid Logo

Illinois Classical Studies, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 438 - 458

Swansea University Author: Ian Goh Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.5406/illiclasstud.43.2.0438

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Retching is important for Roman cultural history and medicine; in this article I assess vomit’s appearances in Latin literature. Humor is created by the detailed revelation of habitual, inappropriate and excessive behaviors by named targets, such as the emperors Claudius and Vitellius, and Mark Anto...

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Published in: Illinois Classical Studies
ISSN: 03631923
Published: 2018
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