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Overview
A Companion to Plautus is a collection of original essays on the celebrated Old Latin period playwright. A brilliant comic poet, Plautus moved beyond writing Latin versions of Greek plays to create a uniquely Roman cultural experience worthy of contemporary scholarship. Contributions by a team of international scholars explore the theatrical background of Roman comedy, the theory and practice of Plautus’ dramatic composition, the relation of Plautus’ works to Roman social history, and his influence on later dramatists through the centuries.
Responding to renewed modern interest in Plautine studies, the Companion reassesses Plautus’ works—plays that are meant to be viewed and experienced—to reveal new meaning and contemporary relevance. Chapters organized thematically offer multiple perspectives on individual plays and enable readers to gain a deeper understanding of Plautus’ reflection of, and influence on Roman society. Topics include metatheater and improvisation in Plautus, the textual tradition of Plautus, trends in Plautus Translation, and modern reception in theater and movies. Exploring the place of Plautus and Plautine comedy in the Western comic tradition, the Companion:
- Addresses the most recent trends in the study of Roman comedy
- Features discussions on religion, imperialism, slavery, war, class, gender, and sexuality in Plautus’ work
- Highlights recent scholarship on representation of socially vulnerable characters
- Discusses Plautus’ work in relation to Roman stages, actors, audience, and culture
- Examines the plot construction, characterization, and comic techniques in Plautus’ scripts
Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Plautus is an important resource for scholars, instructors, and students of both ancient and modern drama, comparative literature, classics, and history, particularly Roman history.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781119675143 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 09/18/2024 |
Series: | Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d) |
About the Author
Dorota Dutsch is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds a PhD from McGill University. Her interests include Roman comedy, classical reception, and gender studies.
Table of Contents
Notes on contributorsIntroduction; A 2020 VISION OF PLAUTUS
1.The State of Roman Theater, c. 200 BCETimothy J. Moore
2.Plautus and Greek DramaSebastiana Nervegna
3.Stages and StagecraftAnne H. Groton
4.Actors and AudienceIsabella Tardin Cardoso
5.nouo modo nouom aliquid inuentum: Plautine Priorities –David Christenson
6.Plays of Mistaken IdentityCostas Panayotakis
7.Plautus and the Marriage PlotSharon L. James
8.Stock Characters and StereotypesShawn O'Bryhim
9. The Servus Callidus in Charge: Plays of DeceptionFerdinand Stürner
10.To Hell and Back: Comedy, Cult, and the House of the MeretrixCatherine Connors
11.The Wife in Charge, the Husband Humiliated:Stock Characters in EvolutionBarbara K. Gold
12.Archetypal Character Studies: Masculinity and PowerAnne Feltovich
13.Plotting the Romance: Plautus’ Rudens, Cistellaria, and PoenulusStavros Frangoulidis
14.Tragicomedy and Paratragedy. Plautusʼs Amphitruo, Captivi, and RudensWalter Stockert
15.The Language of PlautusPeter Barrios-Lech
16.Metatheater and Improvisation in PlautusChristopher Bungard
17.Music and Meter in PlautusT. H. M. Gellar-Goad
18.Comic Technique in Plautus’s Asinaria and CasinaMartin Dinter
19.Plautus and the Topography of his WorldSophia Papaioannou
20.Warfare and Imperialism in and around PlautusPaul J. Burton
21.Religion in and around PlautusSeth A. Jeppesen
22.Gender and Sexuality in PlautusSerena S. Witzke
23.Owners and Slaves in and around PlautusAmy Richlin
24.Slave Labor in PlautusRoberta Stewart
25.Plautus and his Dramatic Successors in the Republican PeriodGesine Manuwald
26.Alii rhetorica tongent: Plautus and Public SpeechEmilia A. Barbiero
27.The Textual Tradition of PlautusRolando Ferri
28.The Medieval Reception of Plautus’s Aulularia: Querolus and Vitalis BlesensisAntony Augoustakis
29.From Ferrara to Venice: Plautus in Vernacular and Early Italian Comedy (1486-1530)Gianni Guastella
30.Plautus in Early Modern EnglandGeorge Fredric Franko
31.Reception Today: Theater and MoviesRodrigo T. Gonçalves
32.Trends in Plautus TranslationJames Tatum