Commentary on Plautus' Curculio
Gellar-Goad, T. H. M.
ISBN 10: 0472057065 ISBN 13: 9780472057061
Published by University of Michigan Press, 2024
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Lively and critically aware, T. H. M. Gellar-Goad’s A Commentary on Plautus’ Curculio is the new reference text on the play. Curculio follows the efforts of the title character to trick a sex-trafficker into handing over an enslaved woman to the young man infatuated with her instead of to the soldier who’s paid for her—and will turn out to be her long-lost brother. As Plautus’ shortest comedy, Curculio has proven to be a desirable text for university performances. The play exemplifies Plautus’ style, with a blend of erotic, deception, and recognition plotlines, plus a wide range of archetypal characters. Gellar-Goad’s commentary is the complete package, with introductions to themes, content, humor, meter, and syntax; notes on matters of performance, interpretation, and social history; and a text with aids to scansion and clarifying stage directions. This up-to-date, authoritative commentary on the play will prove useful to directors and actors and will readily introduce students to the joys of Roman comedy.
About the Author:
T. H. M. Gellar-Goad is Professor of Classics and Denton Fellow at Wake Forest University. He writes books.
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Title: Commentary on Plautus' Curculio
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: As New