Plautus: Mostellaria [Paperback]

TheMostellaria(ten called in EnglishThe Haunted House) is one of Plautus' most lively plays and one which contains his most skilfully handled elements of farce. Probably based on a Greek original, Philemon'sGhost, it concerns the scheming slave Tranio's attempts (including the invention of a haunted house) to disguise from his old master the sexual and financial prodigality of his son Philolaches, who is in love with the beautiful but unsuitable Philematium. The complex plot of deceit and confusion is, in the way of the genre, finally resolved in reconciliation and forgiveness.

This edition, first published in 1968, was conceived as a first reader in Roman comedy. Its introduction includes sections on Plautus, on the genre, on the play and its plot, on Plautine language, style and metrics. Annotation and a full vocabulary aid the beginning reader.

Mostellaria is one of Plautus' most lively plays. This edition was conceived as a first reader in Roman comedy. Its introduction includes sections on Plautus, on the genre, on the play and its plot, on Plautine language, style and metrics. It also includes annotation and a full vocabulary.

Preface
Introduction
(A) Titus Maccius Plautus
(B) Greek And Roman Comedy
(C) Mostellaria
(D) Setting Of The Mostellaria
(E) Act And Scene Divisions; Stage Directions
(F) Plot Of The Mostellaria
(G) Plautine Latin
(H) Plautine Style
(I) Prosody
(J) The Metres Of The Mostellaria
(K) Table Of Metrical Feet
(L) Manuscripts And Texts
Text
Argumentum
Personae
Mostellaria
Notes
Argumentum
Personae