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Slaves, Masters, and the Art of Authority in Plautine Comedy Book

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  • Slaves, Masters, and the Art of Authority in Plautine Comedy
  • Written by author Kathleen McCarthy
  • Published by Princeton University Press, January 2004
  • "A stimulating new study. . . .. Throughout the book McCarthy demonstrates a highly developed sense of the logic of Plautine plays and a great sensitivity to subtle variations and permutations within them."--Ariana Traill, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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Preface ix Abbreviations and Conventions xiii CHAPTER I The Crowded House 3
Double Vision 7
Powerful Pleasures 17
The Art of Authority 29
CHAPTER II The Ties That Bind: Menaechmi 35
Rebellion Meets Reconciliation 40
The Cast of Characters 61
CHAPTER III Love's Labour's Lost: Casina 77
A Rake's (Lack of) Progress 84
Comic Husbands and Wives 115
CHAPTER IV A Kind of Wild Justice: Persa 122
The Three Faces of Toxilus 127
The Limits of Farce 158
CHAPTER V Truth Is the Best Disguise: Captivi 167
The Theater of Truth 180
In Dialogue with Farce 201
CONCLUSION The Slave's Image in the Master's Mind 211
Works Cited 215
Index of Plautine Passages 221
General Index 227


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