Funny Words in Plautine Comedy - Couverture rigide

Fontaine, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195341449 ISBN 13 : 9780195341447

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Plautus, Rome's earliest extant poet, was acclaimed by ancient critics above all for his mastery of language and his felicitous jokes; and yet in modern times relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating these elements fully. In Funny Words in Plautine Comedy, Michael Fontaine reassesses some of the premises and nature of Plautus' comedies. Mixing textual and literary criticism, Fontaine argues that many of Plautus' jokes and puns were misunderstood already in antiquity, and that with them the names and identities of some familiar characters were misconceived. Central to his study are issues of Plautine language, style, psychology, coherence of characterization, and irony. By examining the comedian's tendency to make up and misuse words, Fontaine sheds new light on the close connection between Greek and Roman comedy. Considerable attention is also paid to Plautus' audience and to the visual elements in his plays. The result is a reappraisal that will challenge many received views of Plautus, positioning him as a poet writing in the Hellenistic tradition for a knowledgeable and sophisticated audience. All quotations from Latin, Greek, and other foreign languages are translated. Extensive indices, including a "pundex," facilitate ease of reference among the many jokes and plays on words discussed in the text.

Revue de presse :

Every reader of this work will find out for himself what to accept, what to doubt and what to refuse. But all the scholars who are interested in Plautine comedy should read this innovative book. (Ancient History Bulletin Online Reviews)

[this] book is beyond doubt an important contribution to Plautine scholarship. Fontaine's imaginative use of philology and textual criticism and his insistence that we rethink our assumptions about Plautine theater make for a most thought-provoking book. I strongly recommend it to anyone seriously interested in Roman comedy. (Dorota Dutsch, Eos)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0195341449
• ISBN 13: 9780195341447
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 328