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March 30
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The Rope (c.
211) |
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Thursday
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- The life and times of Plautus
- Stagecraft: The Plautine theater
- Genre: Greek comedy in Roman dress?
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- Plautus, The Rope
- Consider the following:
-- With only the translation at
your disposal, how would you prove that this is
a Roman comedy?
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The Swaggering
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Tuesday
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- Genre: Transforming Greek Comedy
- The unity of the Swaggering Soldier
- Performance: Handing over the girls (pp. 201ff.)
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Assignments for this class: |
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- Plautus, The Swaggering Soldier
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April 6
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The Pot of Gold
(?195) |
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Thursday
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- Performance: Handing over the girls (pp. 201ff.)
- Genre: What's in a name?
- Society: Roman values
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Assignments for this class: |
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- Plautus, The Pot of Gold
- Consider the following:
-- Are there any cultural values
on display in this text that seem distinctly un-Greek?
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April 11
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Amphitryo
(?195) |
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Thursday
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- Performance: endings for "Pot"
- Genre: comedy and tragedy
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March 23
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Semester Project
Meeting 4 (in class) |
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Thursday
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- Click here
for the agenda
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