Laughing Awry - Plautus and Tragicomedy

Zusatztext This is the most stimulating book I have read for some time Informationen zum Autor Erik Gunderson is Professor of Classics at the University of Toronto. Klappentext Laughing Awry offers a comprehensive overview of key themes in the interpretation of the plays of Plautus, and explores the connections between deception, desire, slavery, genre, and audience. Zusammenfassung Laughing Awry offers a comprehensive overview of key themes in the interpretation of the plays of Plautus, and explores the connections between deception, desire, slavery, genre, and audience. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: I Clowns 2: Forget Plautus 3: Giving Words 4: Object Lessons 5: Lepide ludificatus 6: Surplus Enjoyment 7: The Last Laugh 8: Curtain Call Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Erik Gunderson, Erik (Professor of Classics Gunderson, Gunderson Erik
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.05.2015
• EAN: 9780198729303
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872930-3
• No. of pages: 294
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights