Rome and the mysterious Orient :: three plays by Plautus /

Still funny after two thousand years, the Roman playwright Plautus wrote around 200 B.C.E., a period when Rome was fighting neighbors on all fronts. These three plays tap into the mix of fear, loathing, and curiosity with which cultures, particularly Western and Eastern cultures, often view each oth...

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1. Verfasser: Plautus, Titus Maccius
Weitere Verfasser: Richlin, Amy, 1951-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Latin
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005.
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Zusammenfassung:Still funny after two thousand years, the Roman playwright Plautus wrote around 200 B.C.E., a period when Rome was fighting neighbors on all fronts. These three plays tap into the mix of fear, loathing, and curiosity with which cultures, particularly Western and Eastern cultures, often view each other, always a productive source of comedy.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 288 p. )
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-281) and index.
ISBN:9780520938229
0520938224
1423745469
9781423745464
1282763105
9781282763104
9786612763106
6612763108