Have you ever wondered why I always start my newsletter with that salutation? Well, wonder no more. It’s because “laughter lover” is the English translation of philogelos, the Greek word that serves ...

Le second s'exprime à travers les jeux de langue et des jeux de mots, parfois difficiles à traduire. Le Philogelos illustre donc un humour à son niveau le plus élevé ou du moins selon l'angle le plus ...

A direct ancestor of Monty Python's renowned "Dead Parrot" sketch has been found in a book of jokes dating back to Greece in the fourth century AD, a publisher says. A new English translation of ...

"I'll tell you what's wrong with it. It's dead, that's what's wrong with it." Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. For those who believe ...

An academic, a bald guy and a barber traveling together stop to make camp for the night. They arrange to each take a watch while the other two sleep, with the barber on first watch and the academic to ...

. . . The joke is sometimes said to have been invented by Palamedes, the hero of Greek legend who outwitted Odysseus on the eve of the Trojan War. But since this proverbially ingenious fellow is also ...

Le recueil Philogelos (signifiant "Ami du Rire") a été retrouvé dans un certain nombre de manuscrits dont aucun n'est antérieur au 10ème siècle . Les auteurs présumés en seraient deux grammairiens, ...

Philosophie, tragédies, démocratie… On associe souvent la Grèce antique à des sujets très sérieux. Pourtant, les Grecs savaient aussi rire d’eux-mêmes ! La preuve avec le Philogelos, un étonnant ...