Four Comedies: The Braggart Soldier; The Brothers Menaechmus; The Haunted House; The Pot of GoldPlautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Molière's The Miser are two subsequent classics directly based on Plautine originals. Plautus himself borrowed from the Greeks, but his jokes, rapid dialogue, bawdy humour, and irreverent characterizations are the original work of an undisputed genius. The comedies printed here show him at his best, and professor Segal's translations keep their fast, rollicking pace intact, making these the most readable and actable versions available. His introduction considers Plautus' place in ancient comedy, examines his continuing influence, and celebrates his power to entertain. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
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Common terms and phrases
ACROTELEUTIUM ANTHRAX Aristophanes ARTOTROGUS Athens audience Aulularia Braggart Soldier Brothers Menaechmus CALLIDAMATES cash comic CONGRIO cook CYLINDRUS daughter dear DELPHIUM dinner door dowry dress Enter Epidamnus EROTIUM EUCLIO EUNOMIA exit eyes father follow fool gave girl give go inside gods Greek Greek New Comedy GRUMIO guard Haunted House hear Hercules jokes keep Latin live look lover LURCIO LYCONIDES maid master MEGADORUS MENAECHMUS II Menander MESSENIO Miles Gloriosus MILPHIDIPPA MISARGYRIDES miser mistress Molière neighbour never off-stage PALAESTRIO parasite PENICULUS PERIPLECTOMENUS PHANISCUS PHILEMATIUM PHILOCOMASIUM PHILOLACHES PINACIUM Plautine comedy Plautus play playwright PLEUSICLES Pollux Pot of Gold pretend PYRGOPOLYNICES Rome SCAPHA SCELEDRUS SIMO slave soldier's house someone speak stage STAPHYLA STROBILUS sure talk tell THEOPROPIDES there's thing TRANIO twin wait What's who's WIFE woman words young