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Plautus' 'Mercator': a commentary
No full textThis thesis comprises an introduction, a lemmatic commentary, and indices. The introductory
chapter, apart from a brief discussion of a more general nature, investigates the play and the
relation it bears to Philemon's Emporos, its lost Greek model, especially with regard to the actdivisions
of the Greek play and the pacing of the action in Plautus' adaptation. The commentary is
provided to address problems posed by the Latin text, notably those of exegesis, textual criticism,
metre, grammar, humour, imagery, staging, and the relationship to the Graeco-Roman comic
tradition. An attempt is also made to distinguish between elements which may reflect the Greek
comic tradition and those which suggest Plautine origin. In recent work about Plautus and
Philemon it has been argued that the plot of the Emporos underwent far-reaching changes at the
hands of Plautus, but the author of this thesis argues for the essential unity of the Mercator and
for Plautus' conservative treatment of the plot of the Greek original, at the same time allowing for
the fact that Plautus may have Romanised, exaggerated, and extended Philemon's play at certain
points. By its structure, metrical arrangement, pacing, juxtaposition of contrasting types, parallel
arrangement of core scenes, and the recurrence of key imagery, themes and motifs, the Mercator
proves to be a carefully conceived, effectively balanced, and well-composed play
Plautus and the Sentimental Ideal of the Roman Family
Get PDFIn 1991 Suzanne Dixon published an article that suggested that, from the late Republic onwards, it is possible to detect a sentimental ideal of family life at Rome. She also argued that there is a significant paucity of affectionate terminology in Plautus' mid-republican works. My thesis looks for traces of a Roman sentimental ideal in Plautus' comedies. I analyse his plays, being careful to interpret them in the light of comic convention and paying attention to the varying forms of comic drama, and I search for sentimental themes related to wives and husbands, parents and children, the home, and slaves and outsiders. I consider the evidence and arguments used by Dixon and other historians and also look at modern examples of sentimentality (in literature and in other cultural material), using these as a tool to measure sentimentality in Plautus. My overall contention is that Plautus' metatheatrical plays deliberately explored and exploited the sentimental ideology of his original audience. In fact, some of the works’ humour depended upon the spectators' knowledge of the ideal and its claims upon their attention; Plautus wryly exposed the tensions that existed between the ideal and the realities of daily life. Plautus’ plays were successful and obviously communicated well with his contemporaries. I therefore conclude that sentimental ideology was well known in Rome prior to the late Republic – that it is an enduring concept, discernible in many cultures and eras
Classical comedy, Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae
No full textPresents adaptations of Aristophanes' play Ecclesiazusae and Plautus' play The Braggart Soldier. Designed to convey the differing characteristics of Greek and Roman comedy.Cast: Diana Rayworth, Margi Campi, Yvonne Dalpra, Roger Sloman, John Halstead, Sean Kelly, Richard Albrecht, Cheryl Campbell. Editor, Carlo Arcamone ; narrator, George Rose ; music, Larry Dunn
Menander and Plautus : A Comparison
No full text43 p.The stock characters that appear in Menander's work influenced Plautus, who took the characters and formed them into something original and Roman. In the following paper The author discusses the stock characters that Menander developed, chiefly in the Dyskolos, which survives almost intact, then compares these characters to those in the works of Plautus, and discusses the similarities and differences between each author. Finally, the author compares Menander's Dis Exapaton and Plautus' Bacchides
The textual tradition of Plautus
No full textA study of the textual tradition of Plautus in the light of modern scholarshi
Characteristics of The Plautine Comic in Pseudolus
Get PDFTitus Maccius Plautus did not write an original work. The author from Sarsina himself acknowledged the Greek model of his plays. The ancients did not have a cult for originality, the way modernists do and Plautus makes no exception. All that the playwright aims to, regardless of the form, is laughter: “It is a comedy full of charm and humor: / You will roll in the aisles” . Through the analysis of “Pseudolus”, we have tried to outline several characteristics of ludus comicus, of the artistic modality to accomplish it, by the means of which the author from Sarsina managed to assert his uniqueness.ludus comicus, comic, Titus Maccius Plautus
The Swaggering Soldier, The Comedy of Plautus, Translated from Latin by D.S. Shestakov
No full textСергей Дмитриевич Шестаков осуществил перевод одной из комедий Плавта "Хвастливый войн" (Miles gloriosus). Sergey Shestakov translated one of the comedies of Plautus "The Swaggering Soldier" (Miles gloriosus)
M. Plauti comoediae XX : ex antiquis, recentioribusque exemplaribus, invicem collatis, diligentissime recognitae: quarum carmina, magna ex parte in mensum suum restituta sunt. Index verborum, quibus paulo abstrusioribus Plautus utitur. Argumenta singularum Comoediarum. Tralatio Graecarum dictionum. Authoris vita
No full textMit Druckermarke, Titeleinrahmung, ZierinitialenSignaturen: *⁸, **⁸, a-z⁸, A-Z⁸, Aa⁸Kolophon: "Basileae, apud And. Cratandrum, mense Septembri, anno M.D.XXIII."Enthält die Plauti vita aus De poetis Latinis von Pietro CrinitoMit einem Einleitungsbrief von Andreas Cratande
M. Accii Plauti, comici omnium lepidissimi, gravissimi atque elegantissimi, comoediae viginti
No full textEruditorum aliquot virorum de comoedia & comicis versibus commentationes: itemque in Plautum annotationes: & alia, quibus totus ferè Plautus explicaturpost Ioannis Sambuci diligentiam, cum veteribus & novissimis codicibus collatae, atque innumeris locis repurgatae, verbis, versibusque suppletae ; variae lectiones, annotationesque, ne quid hac editione desiderari posset, seorsim commoditatis gratia editae suntMit einleitenden Texten von Caelius Secundus Curio, Pietro Crinito und Volcacius SedigitusEnthält Kommentare (eingeleitet mit einer eigenen Titelseite) von Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Julius Caesar Scaliger, Andreas Alciatus, Joachim Camerarius, Carl Lange, Adrien Turnèbe, Hadrianus Junius und Caelius Secundus CurioKolophon: "Basileae, ex officina Hervagiana, per Eusebium Episcopium, anno salutis humanae M.D.LXVIII. mense Martio."Signaturen: [alpha]⁸, a-z⁸, A-Z⁸, Aa-Ee⁸, AA-ZZ⁸Zierinitialen, Druckermarke
Plautus praat vlot Afrikaans : vier komedies /
No full textAccompanying DVD: Potparanoia: Plautus se Aulularia in Afrikaans vertaal deur Jan Scholtemeijer opgevoer deur studente van UP Dramadepartement.Brigadier Bek (Miles Gloriosus) -- Die gebodder met die broeders (Menaechmi) -- Die spookhuis (Mostellaria) -- Potparanoia (Aulularia).Olivier, Fani
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