Slaves, Masters, and the Art of Authority in Plautine Comedy /

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What pleasures did Plautus' heroic tricksters provide their original audience? How should we understand the compelling mix of rebellion and social conservatism that Plautus offers? Through a close reading of four plays representing the full range of his work (Menaechmi, Casina, Persa, and Capti...

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Autor principal: McCarthy, Kathleen, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester : UPCCP, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Plautus, Titus Maccius.
Plautus, Titus Maccius > Criticism and interpretation.
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
Languages & Literatures.
Slavery in literature.
Master and servant in literature.
Literature and society.
Comedy.
Authority in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
DRAMA > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Comedie.
Esclavage dans la litterature.
Autorite dans la litterature.
Litterature et societe > Rome.
Literature and society > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What pleasures did Plautus' heroic tricksters provide their original audience? How should we understand the compelling mix of rebellion and social conservatism that Plautus offers? Through a close reading of four plays representing the full range of his work (Menaechmi, Casina, Persa, and Captivi), Kathleen McCarthy develops an innovative model of Plautine comedy and its social effects. She concentrates on how the plays are shaped by the interaction of two comic modes: the socially conservative mode of naturalism and the potentially subversive mode of farce. It is precisely this balance of the.
Notas:Originally published: 2000.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN:9781400824700

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