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Reveals the play as a key to Roman social relations centered on many kinds of slavery: to sex, money, and family structure; to masculinity and social standing; to senility and partying; and to jokes, lies, and idiocy. This work includes comprehensive commentary, useful indexes, and a pronunciation guide.

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An ideal play for Latin literature courses - lively, funny, short, readable, and full of important insights into Roman family and social life. - Sharon James, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ""Henderson on Asinaria is a work of exceptional vitality and major significance for the field of Plautine and Latin literary studies."" - Alison Sharrock, University of Manchester

Asinaria The One About the Asses

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    A Paperback by Titus Maccius Plautus

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      Publisher MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Published 9/30/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780299219949
      978-0299219949
      ISBN-10 0299219941

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Reveals the play as a key to Roman social relations centered on many kinds of slavery: to sex, money, and family structure; to masculinity and social standing; to senility and partying; and to jokes, lies, and idiocy. This work includes comprehensive commentary, useful indexes, and a pronunciation guide.

      Trade Review
      An ideal play for Latin literature courses - lively, funny, short, readable, and full of important insights into Roman family and social life. - Sharon James, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ""Henderson on Asinaria is a work of exceptional vitality and major significance for the field of Plautine and Latin literary studies."" - Alison Sharrock, University of Manchester

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