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Plautus: Menaechmi (Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions) by V. Sophie Klein, C. W. Marshall, Niall W. Slater is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This New Volume In The Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions Series Introduces Students To One Of Plautus' Most Whimsical, Provocative, And Influential Plays. Menaechmi Is A Tale Of Identical Twin Brothers (menaechmus Of Syracuse And Menaechmus Of Epidamnus) Who Are Separated As Young Children And Reconnect As Adults Following A Series Of Misadventures Due To Mistaken Identity. A Gluttonous Parasite, Manipulative Courtesan, Shrewish Wife, Crotchety Father-in-law, Bumbling Cook, Saucy Handmaid, Quack Doctor, And Band Of Thugs Comprise The Colorful Cast Of Characters. Each Encounter With A Misidentified Twin Destabilizes The Status Quo And Provides Valuable Insight Into Roman Domestic And Social Relationships. This Introduction Is Perfect For Students Reading The Play For The First Time, And Useful For Scholars Less Familiar With Roman Comedy. It Analyzes The Power Dynamics At Play In The Various Relationships, Especially Between Master And Slave And Husband And Wife, In Order To Explore The Meaning Of Freedom And The Status Of Slaves And Women In Roman Culture And Roman Comedy. These Fundamental Societal Concerns Gave Plautus' Menaechmi An Enduring Role In The Classical Tradition, Wh

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Author

V. Sophie Klein, C. W. Marshall, Niall W. Slater

Publisher

Bloomsbury UK

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781350092723

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities