Funny Words in Plautine Comedy

Funny Words in Plautine Comedy
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9780195341447
ISBN-13 : 0195341449
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Book Synopsis Funny Words in Plautine Comedy by : Michael Fontaine

Download or read book Funny Words in Plautine Comedy written by Michael Fontaine and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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