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Roman laughter : the comedy of Plautus / Erich Segal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Segal, Erich, 1937-2010, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plautus, Titus Maccius--Criticism and interpretation.
- Plautus, Titus Maccius.
- Theater--History--To 500.
- Theater.
- Theater--Rome.
- Comedy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (316 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 1987.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This reissue of a book in English devoted to the work of the Roman comedy writer (c. 254 - 184 BC) includes a new preface and additional appendices covering the plays 'Amphitryon' and 'Captivi'.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; I. ""O Tempora, O Mos Maiorum""; II. From Forum to Festival; III. Puritans, Principles, and Pleasures; IV. From Slavery to Freedom; V. From Freedom to Slavery; Appendix: Problems in Plautus; Abbreviated Titles; Notes; Index of Passages from Plautus; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- Includes bibliography: p. [229]-288 and indexes.
- Includes indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-45094-0
- 1-4237-3588-9
- 0-19-536475-9
- 1-60129-614-2
- OCLC:
- 171570637
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