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... Plautine character Curculio , Antiquom poetam audivi scripsisse in tragoedia mulieres duas peiores esse quam unam : res itast . Of all Plautus ' plays , the Curculio is the one that provided Piccolomini with the greatest number of pithy ...
... Plautine character Curculio , Antiquom poetam audivi scripsisse in tragoedia mulieres duas peiores esse quam unam : res itast . Of all Plautus ' plays , the Curculio is the one that provided Piccolomini with the greatest number of pithy ...
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... Plautine text to infuse a Ruzzantian spirit of rustic comedy . In the third scene of Act I , Tura reflects on old ... Plautine glutton when he described this folk rejoicing in the pleasures of the world , for Garb- inello is not a ...
... Plautine text to infuse a Ruzzantian spirit of rustic comedy . In the third scene of Act I , Tura reflects on old ... Plautine glutton when he described this folk rejoicing in the pleasures of the world , for Garb- inello is not a ...
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... Plautine comedies that have come down from antiq- uity ; he asserts that ancient comedies were performed in a manner very different from their appearance in printing . Many things that are written down look good but have a bad effect on ...
... Plautine comedies that have come down from antiq- uity ; he asserts that ancient comedies were performed in a manner very different from their appearance in printing . Many things that are written down look good but have a bad effect on ...
Contents
THE CREATION OF A Modern | 233 |
Appendix 1 Plots of Latin Plays | 245 |
Appendix 2 Plots of Italian Plays | 261 |
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