In this Book
- Asinaria: The One about the Asses
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
Asses, asses, and more asses! This new edition of Plautus' rumbustious comedy provides the complete original Latin text, witty scholarly commentary, and an English translation that both complements and explicates Plautus' original style. John Henderson reveals this play as a key to Roman social relations centered on many kinds of slavery: to sex, money, and family structure; to masculinity and social standing; to senility and partying; and to jokes, lies, and idiocy. The translation remains faithful to Plautus' syllabic style for reading aloud, as well as to his humorous colloquialisms and wordplay, providing readers with a comfortable affinity to Plautus himself. An indispensable teaching and learning tool for the study of Roman New Comedy, this edition includes comprehensive commentary, useful indexes, and a pronunciation guide that will help readers of all levels understand and appreciate Plautus and his era.
Table of Contents
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- Asinaria Text and Translation
- Key to Text
- pp. 2-3
- Asinaria: The One about the Asses
- pp. 4-101
- Language, Metre, and Text
- Plautin Language and Latin Vocabulary
- pp. 105-116
- Outline of the Metres of Asinaria
- pp. 117-120
- Differences That Make a Difference
- pp. 121-122
- Commentary and Analysis
- 1 Killing the Plot
- pp. 125-135
- 2 Drive a Hard Bargain
- pp. 136-142
- 3 Funny Money
- pp. 143-154
- 4 American Beauty
- pp. 155-157
- 5 Beating the System
- pp. 158-165
- 6 Stick to the Script
- pp. 166-168
- 7 Rotten Rhetorics
- pp. 169-182
- 8 “It’s a gas”
- pp. 183-190
- 9 Beastly LIves
- pp. 191-221
- 10 A Right Earful
- pp. 207-212
- Bibliography
- pp. 241-246
- WISCONSIN STUDIES IN CLASSICS
- pp. 268-274
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299219932
Related ISBN(s)
9780299219901, 9780299219949
MARC Record
OCLC
226969074
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2006