Plautus' erudite comedy : new insights into the work of a Doctus poeta / edited by Sophia Papioannou and Chrysanthi Demetriou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Papaioannou, Sophia.

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

PIERIDES.9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plautus, Titus Maccius--Criticism and interpretation.

Plautus, Titus Maccius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 345 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020].

Contents:

Part I. Adaptation and innovation. Menandrian comedy, Plautine dramaturgy and contamination / Sophia Papaioannou ; What's new? The possibilities of novelty in Plautus' Casina / Emilia A Barbiero

Part II. Ethnography. Theatergrams in Plautine comedy: the case of Hanno in Poenulus / Peter Barrios-Lech ; Munchausen in Rome: Plautine braggarts and Hellenistic storytelling / Ioannis M Konstantakos ; Plautus and Greekness / Gesine Manuwald

Part III. Philosophy, science, religion. Friends without benefits? Philosophical dimensions of Plautus' conception of friendship / Ruth R Caston ; Twins in Plautus: a dramatic motif in cultural context / Chrysanthi Demetriou ; Meaningful mispronunciations: religious parody in Plautus' Cistellaria 512-527 / Seth A Jeppesen

Part IV. Literary history. Before Pussy Riot: free speech and censorship in the age of Plautus / Michael Fontaine ; Plautus and the origins of Roman satire / Ariana Traill.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 04, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Plautus' erudite comedy.

ISBN:

9781527547841

1527547841

Publisher Number:

90101069610

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.