Funny words in plautine comedy
Auteur :
Fontaine, Michael
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195341447
Date de publication :
14 janv. 2010
Dimensions :
15,2 x 22,9 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
649 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Combining textual and literary evidence, this book argues that many Plautine jokes, puns, and names of characters were misunderstood in antiquity. By examining the comedian's tendency to make up and misuse words, Fontaine elucidates many new jokes and argues for a sophisticated, Hellenistic Plautus who wrote for a sophisticated Roman audience.