Plautus Truculentus
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Note on Plautus, Truculentus 252 - Volume 10 Issue 3 - Edwin W. Fay Skip to main content We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Titus Maccius Plautus, better known simply as Plautus (actually a nickname meaning ‘flatfoot’), was, between c. 205 and 184 BCE, a Roman writer of comedy plays, specifically the fabulae palliatae, which had a Greek-themed storyline.
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The plays translated in this volume represent everything one would not expect either from the third-century B.C. playwright Plautus or from Roman comedy in general.
A common theme in all three comedies is the triumph of women over men. In Truculentus, prostitutes snare all of the men in the play; in Bacchides, the victims include fathers and sons. In Casina, Plautus creates...more
A common theme in all three comedies is the triumph of women over men. In Truculentus, prostitutes snare all of the men in the play; in Bacchides, the victims include fathers and sons. In Casina, Plautus creates...more
Published June 1st 1983 by Johns Hopkins University Press
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May 16, 2007Amy rated it it was amazing
This is a fantastic, very performable translation by Tatum of three of Plautus' comedies. They are called darker because they all involve themes such as slavery, prostitution, and general manipulation of others. Modern audiences are often surprised at the raunchiness of these comedies. I love these translations because they are so successful at retaining the the life and relevance of this ancient work.
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