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Commentary on Plautus' Curculio

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Lively and critically aware, T. H. M. Gellar-Goad’s A Commentary on Plautus’ Curculio is the new reference text on the play. Curculio follows the efforts of the title character to trick a sex-trafficker into handing over an enslaved woman to the young man infatuated with her instead of to the soldier who’s paid for her — and will turn out to be her long-lost brother. As Plautus’ shortest comedy, Curculio has proven to be a desirable text for university performances. The play exemplifies Plautus’ style, with a blend of erotic, deception, and recognition plotlines, plus a wide range of archetypal characters. Gellar-Goad’s commentary is the complete package, with introductions to themes, content, humor, meter, and syntax; notes on matters of performance, interpretation, and social history; and a text with aids to scansion and clarifying stage directions. This up-to-date, authoritative commentary on the play will prove useful to directors and actors and will readily introduce students to the joys of Roman comedy.Biographical NoteT.H.M. Gellar-Goad is Associate Professor of Classics at Wake Forest University. He writes books.

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780472077069
Author
T. H. M. Gellar-Goad
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Publication Date
2024-10-29
Binding
hardcover
Condition
new
Pages
232
Language
english
Country of Origin
United States
Weight (g)
454
Height (mm)
30
Length (mm)
229
Width (mm)
152

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