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Provides a fresh approach to the study of educational literature
from the end of the Roman Republic and early Empire. Contributions
by both internationally renowned scholars and up-and-coming voices
in the discipline.
This is the first book-length study of Plautus' shortest surviving
comedy, Curculio, a play in which the tricksy brown-nosed title
character ("The Weevil") bamboozles a shady banker and a pious pimp
to secure the freedom of the enslaved girl his patron has fallen
for while keeping her out of the clutches of a megalomaniacal
soldier. It all takes place in the Greek city Epidaurus, the most
important site for the worship of the healing god Aesculapius, an
unusual setting for an ancient comedy. But a mid-play monologue by
the stage manager shows us where the action really is: in the
real-life Roman Forum, in the lives and low-lifes of the audience.
This study explores the world of Curculio and the world of Plautus,
with special attention to how the play was originally performed
(including the first-ever comprehensive musical analysis of the
play), the play's plots and themes, and its connections to ancient
Roman cultural practices of love, sex, religion, food, and class.
Plautus: Curculio also offers the first performance and reception
history of the play: how it has survived through more than two
millennia and its appearances in the modern world.
This is the first book-length study of Plautus' shortest surviving
comedy, Curculio, a play in which the tricksy brown-nosed title
character ("The Weevil") bamboozles a shady banker and a pious pimp
to secure the freedom of the enslaved girl his patron has fallen
for while keeping her out of the clutches of a megalomaniacal
soldier. It all takes place in the Greek city Epidaurus, the most
important site for the worship of the healing god Aesculapius, an
unusual setting for an ancient comedy. But a mid-play monologue by
the stage manager shows us where the action really is: in the
real-life Roman Forum, in the lives and low-lifes of the audience.
This study explores the world of Curculio and the world of Plautus,
with special attention to how the play was originally performed
(including the first-ever comprehensive musical analysis of the
play), the play's plots and themes, and its connections to ancient
Roman cultural practices of love, sex, religion, food, and class.
Plautus: Curculio also offers the first performance and reception
history of the play: how it has survived through more than two
millennia and its appearances in the modern world.
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