Silliness: A serious history

by Peter Timms

Silliness is to be savoured. It exposes the cracks in our reasoning, raising a gleeful two-finger salute to convention and common sense. In a world awash with stupidity and cruel politics, silliness is childish, anarchic, mischievous, rude and sometimes shocking.

But it's not new. This delightful yet informative book reveals the surprisingly rich history of silliness, going all the way back to the madcap plays of Aristophanes in the fourth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1743056451
• ISBN13: 9781743056455
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Wakefield Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"