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OverviewAn important addition to contemporary scholarship on Plautus and Plautine comedy, provides new essays and fresh insights from leading scholars 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dorota Dutsch (University of California, Santa Barbara) , George Fredric Franko (Hollins University)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Weight: 0.666kg ISBN: 9781119675143ISBN 10: 1119675146 Publication Date: 24 September 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsNotes on contributors Introduction; A 2020 VISION OF PLAUTUS 1.The State of Roman Theater, c. 200 BCE Timothy J. Moore 2.Plautus and Greek Drama Sebastiana Nervegna 3.Stages and Stagecraft Anne H. Groton 4.Actors and Audience Isabella Tardin Cardoso 5.nouo modo nouom aliquid inuentum: Plautine Priorities – David Christenson 6.Plays of Mistaken Identity Costas Panayotakis 7.Plautus and the Marriage Plot Sharon L. James 8.Stock Characters and Stereotypes Shawn O'Bryhim 9. The Servus Callidus in Charge: Plays of Deception Ferdinand Stürner 10.To Hell and Back: Comedy, Cult, and the House of the Meretrix Catherine Connors 11.The Wife in Charge, the Husband Humiliated:Stock Characters in Evolution Barbara K. Gold 12.Archetypal Character Studies: Masculinity and Power Anne Feltovich 13.Plotting the Romance: Plautus’ Rudens, Cistellaria, and Poenulus Stavros Frangoulidis 14.Tragicomedy and Paratragedy. Plautusʼs Amphitruo, Captivi, and Rudens Walter Stockert 15.The Language of Plautus Peter Barrios-Lech 16.Metatheater and Improvisation in Plautus Christopher Bungard 17.Music and Meter in Plautus T. H. M. Gellar-Goad 18.Comic Technique in Plautus’s Asinaria and Casina Martin Dinter 19.Plautus and the Topography of his World Sophia Papaioannou 20.Warfare and Imperialism in and around Plautus Paul J. Burton 21.Religion in and around Plautus Seth A. Jeppesen 22.Gender and Sexuality in Plautus Serena S. Witzke 23.Owners and Slaves in and around Plautus Amy Richlin 24.Slave Labor in Plautus Roberta Stewart 25.Plautus and his Dramatic Successors in the Republican Period Gesine Manuwald 26.Alii rhetorica tongent: Plautus and Public Speech Emilia A. Barbiero 27.The Textual Tradition of Plautus Rolando Ferri 28.The Medieval Reception of Plautus’s Aulularia: Querolus and Vitalis Blesensis Antony Augoustakis 29.From Ferrara to Venice: Plautus in Vernacular and Early Italian Comedy (1486-1530) Gianni Guastella 30.Plautus in Early Modern England George Fredric Franko 31.Reception Today: Theater and Movies Rodrigo T. Gonçalves 32.Trends in Plautus Translation James TatumReviewsAuthor InformationGeorge Fredric Franko is Professor of Classical Studies at Hollins University, where he holds the Berry Professorship in Liberal Arts. He has published on a variety of topics and has directed productions of Plautus in Latin. 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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