The Cambridge Companion to Roman Comedy provides a comprehensive
critical introduction to Roman comedy and its reception through
more than twenty accessible and up-to-date chapters by leading
international scholars. This book defines the fundamentals of Roman
comedy by examining its literary and comic technique as well as its
stagecraft and music, and then traces the genre's influence through
the centuries. Roman comedy has served as a model for writers as
well as artists ranging from Shakespeare to Moliere and from Martin
Luther to Cole Porter. Just as the Middle Ages spawned
Christianised versions of Terence's comedies, in which harlots find
God rather than a husband and young men become martyrs rather than
never-do-well lovers, the twentieth century has also given us its
take on Roman comedy with Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum and numerous modern versions of Plautus'
Amphitryon.
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