Funny words in Plautine comedy:

Plautus, Rome's earliest extant poet, was acclaimed by ancient critics above all for his mastery of language and his felicitous jokes; and yet in modern times relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating these elements fully. Here, Fontaine reassesses some of the premises and nat...

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Main Author: Fontaine, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2010
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:UBM01
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Summary:Plautus, Rome's earliest extant poet, was acclaimed by ancient critics above all for his mastery of language and his felicitous jokes; and yet in modern times relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating these elements fully. Here, Fontaine reassesses some of the premises and nature of Plautus' comedies.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 311 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780199866915
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195341447.001.0001

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