Pythagorean Women Philosophers by Dorota M Dutsch

Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Plautus is an important resource for scholars, instructors, and students of both ancient and modern drama, comparative literature, classics, and history, particularly Roman history. Examines the plot construction, characterization, and comic techniques in Plautus’ scripts.Discusses Plautus’ work in relation to Roman stages, actors, audience, and culture.Highlights recent scholarship on representation of socially vulnerable characters.Features discussions on religion, imperialism, slavery, war, class, gender, and sexuality in Plautus’ work.Addresses the most recent trends in the study of Roman comedy.Exploring the place of Plautus and Plautine comedy in the Western comic tradition, the Companion: Topics include metatheater and improvisation in Plautus, the textual tradition of Plautus, trends in Plautus Translation, and modern reception in theater and movies.

Chapters organized thematically offer multiple perspectives on individual plays and enable readers to gain a deeper understanding of Plautus’ reflection of, and influence on Roman society. Buy Pythagorean Women Philosophers: Between Belief and Suspicion (Oxford Studies in Classical Literature and Gender Theory) by Dutsch, Dorota M.

Responding to renewed modern interest in Plautine studies, the Companion reassesses Plautus’ works-plays that are meant to be viewed and experienced-to reveal new meaning and contemporary relevance. Contributions by a team of international scholars explore the theatrical background of Roman comedy, the theory and practice of Plautus’ dramatic composition, the relation of Plautus’ works to Roman social history, and his influence on later dramatists through the centuries. A brilliant comic poet, Plautus moved beyond writing Latin versions of Greek plays to create a uniquely Roman cultural experience worthy of contemporary scholarship. Pythagorean Women Philosophers: Between Belief and Suspicion. An important addition to contemporary scholarship on Plautus and Plautine comedy, provides new essays and fresh insights from leading scholarsĪ Companion to Plautus is a collection of original essays on the celebrated Old Latin period playwright.

Pythagorean Women Philosophers by Dorota M Dutsch