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Performative Plautus : Sophistics, metatheater and translation /

This book provides a theoretical and philosophical framework for the analysis of Plautus within a performative and philosophical perspective on language and theatrical performance. The book offers an insightful understanding of Plautus' texts as more than simple literary remains of "archai...

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Main Author: Gonçalves, Rodrigo Tadeu (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
Subjects:
Plautus, Titus Maccius > Criticism and interpretation.
Latin drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781443884419
1443884413
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One
  • 1.1. Non-Aristotelianism according to Barbara Cassin
  • 1.2. Non-Aristotelianism according to Florence Dupont
  • Chapter Two
  • 2.1. Livius Andronicus
  • 2.2. From Naevius to Ennius
  • 2.3. Roman Palliata
  • 2.4. Plautus
  • 2.5. Terence
  • Chapter Three
  • 3.1. The prologue
  • 3.2. The plot thickens
  • 3.3. The plot restarts: The gods' prologues
  • 3.4. Dénouement
  • Bibliography.

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