The Pot of Gold and Other Plays
by:
E.F. Watling (author)
Plautus (author)
Plautus's broad humor, reflecting Roman manners and contemporary life, is revealed in these five plays: The Pot of Gold (Aulularia), The Prisoners (Captivi), The Brothers Menaechmus (Menaechmi), The Swaggering Soldier (Miles Gloriosus), and Pseudolus.
Plautus's broad humor, reflecting Roman manners and contemporary life, is revealed in these five plays: The Pot of Gold (Aulularia), The Prisoners (Captivi), The Brothers Menaechmus (Menaechmi), The Swaggering Soldier (Miles Gloriosus), and Pseudolus.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140441499 (0140441492)
ASIN: 140441492
Publish date: July 1st 2004
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 267
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Humor,
Academic,
School,
Humanities,
Literature,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Roman,
Ancient,
Classical Studies
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