Roman laughter : the comedy of Plautus / Erich Segal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segal, Erich, 1937-2010.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plautus, Titus Maccius--Criticism and interpretation.

Plautus, Titus Maccius.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

299 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.

Summary:

Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254-184 B.C.) was the most successful comic poet of the ancient world, and his work, as well as the tradition it represents, has influenced theatrical comedy for centuries. In Roman Laughter, the first book-length study devoted exclusively to Plautus, Professor Segal provides an acute analysis of the plays, placing the author in his social and historical context to discover why his comedies were so popular with the Roman people. For the new edition, Segal has written three new essays--on Amphitryon, Captivi, and Trinummus--and a new Preface.

Contents:

I. "O Tempora, O Mos Maiorum" 15

II. From Forum to Festival 42

III. Puritans, Principles, and Pleasures 71

IV. From Slavery to Freedom 99

V. From Freedom to Slavery 137

Appendix Problems in Plautus 171.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0195041666

OCLC:

14355097