The Violation of the Dramatic Illusion in the Comedies of Plautus
Author: Florence Isabelle Eggleston
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 98
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Florence Isabelle Eggleston
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 98
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: George E. Duckworth
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2015-03-08
Total Pages: 526
ISBN-13: 1400872375
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides the most complete and definitive study of Roman comedy. Originally published in 1952. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author: Wilton W. Blancké
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-12-13
Total Pages: 81
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The Dramatic Values in Plautus" by Wilton W. Blancké is a scholarly exploration that delves deep into the theatrical genius of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus. Blancké's work intricately dissects the comedic elements, character dynamics, and societal contexts that contribute to the enduring appeal of Plautus's plays. With a discerning eye, the author uncovers the cultural nuances and wit that characterize Plautine humor. Blancké's insightful analysis not only deepens our appreciation for classical theater but also invites readers to consider the timeless nature of humor and its ability to transcend generations.
Author: Timothy J. Moore
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2010-07-05
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 0292788061
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The relationship between actors and spectators has been of perennial interest to playwrights. The Roman playwright Plautus (ca. 200 BCE) was particularly adept at manipulating this relationship. Plautus allowed his actors to acknowledge freely the illusion in which they were taking part, to elicit laughter through humorous asides and monologues, and simultaneously to flatter and tease the spectators. These metatheatrical techniques are the focus of Timothy J. Moore's innovative study of the comedies of Plautus. The first part of the book examines Plautus' techniques in detail, while the second part explores how he used them in the plays Pseudolus, Amphitruo, Curculio, Truculentus, Casina, and Captivi. Moore shows that Plautus employed these dramatic devices not only to entertain his audience but also to satirize aspects of Roman society, such as shady business practices and extravagant spending on prostitutes, and to challenge his spectators' preconceptions about such issues as marriage and slavery. These findings forge new links between Roman comedy and the social and historical context of its performance.
Author: Eleanor Patience Lumley
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: James E. Evans
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9780810819870
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Author: Sophia Papaioannou
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2020-03-02
Total Pages: 363
ISBN-13: 1527547841
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Ron Scapp
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 0791480917
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Etiquette, the field of multifarious prescriptions governing comportment in life's interactions, has generally been neglected by philosophers, who may be inclined to dismiss it as trivial, most specifically in contrast to ethics. Philosophy tends to grant absolute privilege to ethics over etiquette, placing the former alongside all of the traditional values favored by metaphysics (order, truth, rationality, mind, masculinity, depth, reality), while consigning the latter to metaphysics' familiar, divisive list of hazards and rejects (arbitrariness, mere opinion, irrationality, the body, femininity, surface, appearance). Addressing a broad range of subjects, from sexuality, clothes, and cell phones to hip-hop culture, bodybuilding, and imperialism, the contributors to Etiquette challenge these traditional values—not in order to favor etiquette over ethics, but to explore the various ways in which practice subtends theory, in which manners are morals, and in which ethics, the practice of living a good life, has always depended upon the graceful relations for which etiquette provides the armature.