Plautus: Poenulus, or, The little Carthaginian ; The punic passages in the Poenulus ; Pseudolus ; Rudens, or, The rope

Download or read book Plautus: Poenulus, or, The little Carthaginian ; The punic passages in the Poenulus ; Pseudolus ; Rudens, or, The rope written by Titus Maccius Plautus and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences ca. 205-184 BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Molière to modern times. Accompanying the plays is a detailed introduction to Plautus's œuvre as a whole, discussing his techniques of translation and adaptation, his use of Roman humor, stage conventions, language and meter, and his impact on the Greco-Roman comedic theater and beyond."--Publisher's description.