The σπουδαιογέλοιον and the Art of serio ludere in Classical Anti
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Abstract
The Renaissance attitude of serio ludere finds his sources in the ancient practice of σπουδαιογέλοιον (or serious humor) and in the stylistic strategies of εἰρωνεία-"dissimulatio". This article explores the fonction of these strategies (especially "sermo figuratus and ars celandi artem") in ancient writers, with special emphasis on Demetrius On Style and Horace’s Satires.
Keywords
- Dissimulation
- Humor
- Irony
- Rhetoric
- Satire
- Style
