Funny words in Plautine comedy
By: Michael Fontaine.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780195341447
Subjects: Plautus, Titus Maccius -- Language; Plautus, Titus Maccius -- Literary style; Puns and punning in literature; Plays on words; Latin drama (Comedy) -- Greek influences
Description: Plautus, Rome's earliest extant poet, was acclaimed by ancient critics above all for his mastery of language and his felicitous jokes; and yet in modern times relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating these elements fully. Here, Fontaine reassesses some of the premises and nature of Plautus' comedies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.