The Philogelos: Cartoons from the World’s Oldest Joke Book
Text and cartoons by Linda Thompson The Philogelos, typically translated as “the joker” or “the one who loves laughter”, is an ancient Greek collection of approximately 265 jokes. Dating to the 4th or 5th century CE, it typically bears the title of the world’s oldest surviving collection of jokes. The Philogelos is arranged according to subject. Some […]
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