RUDE TALK IN ATHENS: Ancient Rivals, the Birth of Comedy, and a Writer's Journey Through Greece

Smith wants to understand why the 2,000 year-old punch lines of ancient Greece still land. Through conversations with historians, politicians, and other writers, he embarks on a personal mission exploring the lives of these unknown writers, and how comedy challenges the patriarchy, the military, and the powers that be, both then and now. Illus.