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"This is the first volume dedicated to Plautus' perennially popular comedy Casina that analyses the play for a student audience and assumes no knowledge of Latin. It launches a much-needed new series of books, each discussing a comedy that survives from the ancient world. Four chapters highlight the play's historical context, themes, performance and reception, including its reflection of recent societal trends in marriage and property ownership by women after the Punic Wars, and its complex dynamics on stage. It is ideal for students, but helpful also for scholars wanting a brief introduction…
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7 editions- Paperback · English · 2019Bloomsbury Academic · 176 pages · 9781350020535
- Other · English · 2021University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations · 9781139028363
- Other · English · 2020University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations · 387 pages · 9780521766241
- Other · English · 2020University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations · 414 pages · 9780521149716
- Other · English · 2019Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9781350020559
- Other · English · 2019Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 176 pages · 9781350020542
Classical philologyPlautus, titus macciusLatin drama, history and criticismPseudolus (Plautus, Titus Maccius)Latin drama (Comedy)History and criticismCasina (Plautus, Titus Maccius)