A commentary on Plautus' Curculio / T.H.M. Gellar-Goad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gellar-Goad, T. H. M., author.

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

Michigan classical commentaries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.

Latin drama (Comedy).

Plautus, Titus Maccius. Curculio.

Plautus, Titus Maccius.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

xii, 231 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2024.

Summary:

Lively and critically aware, T. H. M. Gellar-Goad's A Commentary on Plautus' Curculio is the new reference text on the play. Curculio follows the efforts of the title character to trick a sex-trafficker into handing over an enslaved woman to the young man infatuated with her instead of to the soldier who's paid for her-and will turn out to be her long-lost brother. As Plautus' shortest comedy, Curculio has proven to be a desirable text for university performances. The play exemplifies Plautus' style, with a blend of erotic, deception, and recognition plotlines, plus a wide range of archetypal characters. Gellar-Goad's commentary is the complete package, with introductions to themes, content, humor, meter, and syntax; notes on matters of performance, interpretation, and social history; and a text with aids to scansion and clarifying stage directions. This up-to-date, authoritative commentary on the play will prove useful to directors and actors and will readily introduce students to the joys of Roman comedy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Gellar-Goad, T. H. C. Commentary on Plautus' Curculio

ISBN:

9780472077069

0472077066

9780472057061

0472057065

OCLC:

1430503548

Publisher Number:

90102510602