Plautus' Erudite comedy : new insights into the work of a doctus poeta / edited by Sophia Papaioannou and Chrysanthi Demetriou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Papaioannou, Sophia, editor.

Demetriou, Chrysanthi, editor.

Series:

Pierides Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin literature--History and criticism.

Latin literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

Alexandrianism was among the trends that defined the formation of Roman literature across genres since the early decades of Roman literary history. This volume introduces a collection of original essays that contribute to a developing appreciation of the comedy of Plautus, the leading representative of Roman comedy, as a multi-faceted text that engages in a creative dialogue with various contemporary cultural and literary developments. The studies here, both individually and as parts of a longer, interactive discussion, offer a comprehensive examination of the first complete expression of the intellectual reception of Greek and Hellenistic literature and culture in Rome, and, at the same time, examine Plautus' correspondence with the popularization of science and medicine, the Romanization of philosophy, and contemporary religious practices. As the first Latin poet whose work survives in extant form, Plautus is also examined here as a major literary figure who significantly influenced the development of Latin literature. This book will appeal to specialist scholars of Roman comedy, but also to graduate students working in the fields of classics and literary history. All long quotations of Greek and Latin are translated.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

Contributors

Illustrations and Tables

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I: Adaptation and Innovation

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Part II: Ethnography

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Part III: Philosophy, Science, Religion

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Part IV: Literary History

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Bibliography

General Index

Index Locorum.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-4784-1

OCLC:

1143498674