Little is known for certain about the life and personality of plautus, who ranks with terence as one of the two great roman comic dramatists. His plautine elements in plautus originally published in german in 1922 revolutionized the study of roman comedy. Plautus, the two menaechmuses loeb classical library. Titus maccius plautus, better known simply as plautus actually a nickname meaning flatfoot, was, between c. This book studies a crucial phase in the history of roman slavery, beginning with the transition to chattel slavery in the third century bce and ending with antiquitys first largescale slave. It is still essential reading for students and scholars of plautus. Plautus classical and medieval literature criticism. This regulation from 186 made it much more difficult to hold such celebrations. Puns and word play in plautus university of arizona. It was probably coined by plautus to serve as the title of this play, which is called by several of the ancient commentators by the name of phasma, the apparition. Maccius plautus, mostellaria, or the haunted house, act 1.
Some critics only made some objective remarks, pierre grimal 2, others were subjective and lenient on his lack of originality rene pichon 3, while others pledged. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Plautus was a roman playwright and his dates as best as we can tell are 255. Loeb classical library founded by james loeb 1911 edited by jeffrey henderson.
Pdf reconsidering some plautine elements in plautus. Plautus, great roman comic dramatist, whose works, loosely adapted from greek plays, established a truly roman drama in the latin language. Structure and stagecraft in plautus miles gloriosus. His plays are the earliest complete surviving works from latin theatre and they are noted for adding even more outrageous comedy to traditional comic plays. There is also a fairly lengthy reference to festivals of bacchus ll. This translation makes it accessible to an englishspeaking readership for the first time. Maccius plautus, mostellaria, or the haunted house henry thomas riley, ed.
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