{"product_id":"a-companion-to-plautus-isbn-9781118957981","title":"A Companion to Plautus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important addition to contemporary scholarship on Plautus and Plautine comedy, provides new essays and fresh insights from leading scholars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Plautus \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to renewed modern interest in Plautine studies, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the most recent trends in the study of Roman comedy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures discussions on religion, imperialism, slavery, war, class, gender, and sexuality in Plautus’ work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights recent scholarship on representation of socially vulnerable characters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses Plautus’ work in relation to Roman stages, actors, audience, and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the plot construction, characterization, and comic techniques in Plautus’ scripts \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Plautus\u003c\/i\u003e is an important resource for scholars, instructors, and students of both ancient and modern drama, comparative literature, classics, and history, particularly Roman history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A 2020 Vision of Plautus 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Fredric Franko and Dorota Dutsch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The State of Roman Theater, c. 200 BCE 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy J. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Plautus and Greek Drama 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSebastiana Nervegna\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Stages and Stagecraft 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne H. Groton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Actors and Audience 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsabella Tardin Cardoso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 \u003ci\u003eNouo Modo Nouom Aliquid Inuentum\u003c\/i\u003e: Plautine Priorities 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Christenson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Plays of Mistaken Identity 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCostas Panayotakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Plautus and the Marriage Plot 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon L. James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Stock Characters and Stereotypes 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShawn O’Bryhim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The \u003ci\u003eServus Callidus \u003c\/i\u003ein Charge: Plays of Deception 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFerdinand St\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eürner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 To Hell and Back: Comedy, Cult, and the House of the \u003ci\u003eMeretrix \u003c\/i\u003e151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Connors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Wife in Charge, the Husband Humiliated: Stock Characters in Evolution 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara K. Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Archetypal Character Studies: Masculinity and Power 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Feltovich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Plotting the Romance: Plautus’ \u003ci\u003eRudens, Cistellaria\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePoenulus \u003c\/i\u003e193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStavros Frangoulidis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Tragicomedy and Paratragedy: Plautus’s \u003ci\u003eAmphitruo, Captivi, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRudens \u003c\/i\u003e207\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter Stockert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Language of Plautus 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Barrios‐Lech\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Metatheater and Improvisation in Plautus 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Bungard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Music and Meter in Plautus 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT.H.M. Gellar‐Goad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Comic Technique in Plautus’s \u003ci\u003eAsinaria \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCasina \u003c\/i\u003e269\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin T. Dinter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Plautus and the Topography of His World 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophia Papaioannou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Warfare and Imperialism in and Around Plautus 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul J. Burton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Religion in and Around Plautus 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeth A. Jeppesen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Gender and Sexuality in Plautus 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerena S. Witzke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Owners and Slaves in and Around Plautus 347\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmy Richlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Slave Labor in Plautus 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberta Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Plautus and His Dramatic Successors in the Republican Period 379\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGesine Manuwald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 \u003ci\u003eAlii Rhetorica Tongent\u003c\/i\u003e: Plautus and Public Speech 393\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmilia A. Barbiero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Textual Tradition of Plautus 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolando Ferri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Medieval Reception of Plautus’s \u003ci\u003eAulularia: Querolus \u003c\/i\u003eand Vitalis Blesensis 419\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntony Augoustakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 From Ferrara to Venice: Plautus in Vernacular and Early Italian Comedy (1486–1530) 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGianni Guastella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Plautus in Early Modern England 445\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Fredric Franko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Reception Today: Theater and Movies 461\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRodrigo T. Goncalves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Trends in Plautus Translation 473\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Tatum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex Locorum Plautinorum 495\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Fredric Franko\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorota Dutsch\u003c\/b\u003e 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.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A COMPANION TO \u003cb\u003ePLAUTUS\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important addition to contemporary scholarship on Plautus and Plautine comedy, including new essays and fresh insights from leading scholars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Plautus\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResponding to renewed modern interest in Plautine studies, the\u003ci\u003e Companion\u003c\/i\u003e reassesses Plautus' works—plays that are meant to be viewed and experienced—to reveal new meaning and contemporary relevance. Thematically-organized chapters 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. 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