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OverviewThis is the first book-length study of Plautus' shortest surviving comedy, Curculio, a play in which the tricksy brown-nosed title character (“The Weevil”) bamboozles a shady banker and a pious pimp to secure the freedom of the enslaved girl his patron has fallen for while keeping her out of the clutches of a megalomaniacal soldier. It all takes place in the Greek city Epidaurus, the most important site for the worship of the healing god Aesculapius, an unusual setting for an ancient comedy. But a mid-play monologue by the stage manager shows us where the action really is: in the real-life Roman Forum, in the lives and low-lifes of the audience. This study explores the world of Curculio and the world of Plautus, with special attention to how the play was originally performed (including the first-ever comprehensive musical analysis of the play), the play’s plots and themes, and its connections to ancient Roman cultural practices of love, sex, religion, food, and class. Plautus: Curculio also offers the first performance and reception history of the play: how it has survived through more than two millennia and its appearances in the modern world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: T. H. M. Gellar-Goad (Wake Forest University, USA) , Associate Professor C W Marshall (University of British Columbia Canada) , Niall W SlaterPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 9781350214330ISBN 10: 1350214337 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 25 August 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgements List of Illustrations 1. Plautus, Curculio, and Roman Comedy: The Basics 2. What's Going on in Curculio 3. Major Themes and Humor in Curculio 4. Curculio in Performance: Music, Song, and Dance 5. Curculio in Performance: Stagecraft 6. Play inside and outside the Play: Curculio and Metatheater 7. The Speech of the Choragus 8. Curculio and Roman Life 9. Curculio after Plautus Key Terms and Definitions Notes and Reading Recommendations IndexReviews[Curculio] is refreshingly told in this eminently accessible book. * Sun News Austin * [Curculio] is refreshingly told in this eminently accessible book. * Sun News Austin * This is a lovely book, meticulously written, but with a joy that is as rare in contemporary scholarship as it is refreshing. * The Classical Review * [Curculio] is refreshingly told in this eminently accessible book. --Sun News Austin Author InformationT. H. M. Gellar-Goad is Associate Professor of Classics at Wake Forest University, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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