Reading Roman Comedy Poetics and Playfulness in Plautus and Terence |
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Author:
| Sharrock, Alison |
Series title: | The W. B. Stanford Memorial Lectures |
ISBN: | 978-1-107-40387-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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This book undertakes a literary analysis of the comic plays of Plautus and Terence. Despite being some of the earliest Latin literature in existence, they are argued to be sophisticated literary works which require close attention from the reader, while at the same time rewarding the audience with immediate humour.
This book undertakes a literary analysis of the comic plays of Plautus and Terence. Despite being some of the earliest Latin literature in existence, they are argued to be sophisticated literary works which require close attention from the reader, while at the same time rewarding the audience with immediate humour.