Author: Plautus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107487307
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 171

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Originally published in 1919, this book contains an edited edition of the Latin text of Plautus' comedy Menaechmi.

Author: V. Sophie Klein
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350092754
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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This new volume in the Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions series is perfect for students coming to one of Plautus' most whimsical, provocative, and influential plays for the first time, and a useful first point of reference for scholars less familiar with Roman comedy. Menaechmi is a tale of identical twin brothers who are separated as young children and reconnect as adults following a series of misadventures due to mistaken identity. A gluttonous parasite, manipulative courtesan, shrewish wife, crotchety father-in-law, bumbling cook, saucy handmaid, quack doctor, and band of thugs comprise the colourful cast of characters. Each encounter with a misidentified twin destabilizes the status quo and provides valuable insight into Roman domestic and social relationships. The book analyzes the power dynamics at play in the various relationships, especially between master and slave and husband and wife, in order to explore the meaning of freedom and the status of slaves and women in Roman culture and Roman comedy. These fundamental societal concerns gave Plautus' Menaechmi an enduring role in the classical tradition, which is also examined here, including notable adaptations by William Shakespeare, Jean François Regnard, Carlo Goldoni and Rodgers and Hart.

Author: Titus Maccius Plautus
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Author: Titus Maccius Plautus
Publisher:
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Category : Latin drama (Comedy)
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Author: Titus Maccius Plautus
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Author: Titus Maccius Plautus
Publisher:
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Category : Latin drama (Comedy).
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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Author: Aristophanes
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Author: Aristophanes
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Author: V. Sophie Klein
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 135009272X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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This new volume in the Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions series is perfect for students coming to one of Plautus' most whimsical, provocative, and influential plays for the first time, and a useful first point of reference for scholars less familiar with Roman comedy. Menaechmi is a tale of identical twin brothers who are separated as young children and reconnect as adults following a series of misadventures due to mistaken identity. A gluttonous parasite, manipulative courtesan, shrewish wife, crotchety father-in-law, bumbling cook, saucy handmaid, quack doctor, and band of thugs comprise the colourful cast of characters. Each encounter with a misidentified twin destabilizes the status quo and provides valuable insight into Roman domestic and social relationships. The book analyzes the power dynamics at play in the various relationships, especially between master and slave and husband and wife, in order to explore the meaning of freedom and the status of slaves and women in Roman culture and Roman comedy. These fundamental societal concerns gave Plautus' Menaechmi an enduring role in the classical tradition, which is also examined here, including notable adaptations by William Shakespeare, Jean François Regnard, Carlo Goldoni and Rodgers and Hart.

Author: Plautus
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 1585107719
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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The play Menaechmi provides an introduction to the world of Roman comedy from one of its best practitioners, Plautus. As with all Focus translations, the emphasis is on an inexpensive, readable edition that is close to the original, with an extensive introduction, notes and appendices.