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Plautus: Trinummus (Hardcover)
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Plautus: Trinummus (Hardcover)
Series: Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions
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In this first introduction to Plautus' Trinummus, students and
non-specialists alike are guided through the themes, context, and
enduring humor of this Roman comedy. The play portrays the story of
an elaborate game of keep-away involving a hidden treasure, a
hot-blooded spendthrift youth, his pious sister, her would-be
fiancee, a con-artist, and the most unlikely of comic schemers-a
group of overly pious old men. The conflict of the plot focuses on
whether a pair of old men can help their absent friend Charmides by
getting a dowry to his daughter without Charmides' wastrel son
Lesbonicus first spending the money on the usual comic debauchery.
The money is taken from a treasure hidden by Charmides when he left
and a sycophant is hired to pretend to bring letters from Charmides
along with the cash for the dowry. Comic confusion ensues when
Charmides returns from abroad just in time to intercept the
con-artist and overturn the scheming of his friends. Long
neglected, Trinummus is one of many Plautine plays that is
experiencing a resurgence. This volume elucidates the humor of the
play, which is largely based on parody and clever inversions of
typical characters and situations from Roman comedy. This
discussion is accompanied by an examination of the religious,
social, and historical context of the play, as well as its modern
reception. The genuine humor of Trinummus has something to say to
modern readers, as it showcases how parody can skewer those engaged
in pompous moral posturing and presents readers with a playwright
who astutely views issues of imperialism and moral justification
through a comic lens.
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