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Pages: 427
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-10 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

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The Life of Comedy after the Death of Plautus and Terence documents the ongoing popularity of Roman comedies, and shows that they continued to be performed in t
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Authors: Christopher B. Polt
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Argues that Catullus adapts Roman comedy to explore private ideas about love, friendship, and social rivalry.
The Cambridge Companion to Roman Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 449
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-04-04 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Provides a comprehensive critical engagement with Roman comedy and its reception presented by leading international scholars in accessible and up-to-date chapte
The Illustrated Afterlife of Terence’s Comedies (800–1200)
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Reproducing Athens
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Reproducing Athens examines the role of romantic comedy, particularly the plays of Menander, in defending democratic culture and transnational polis culture aga