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Plautus's broad humor, shown in some of the earliest surviving Latin plays, reflects Roman manners and contemporary life. This briliant collection includes: The Pot of Gold (Aulularia), The Prisoners (Captivi), The Brothers Menaechmus (Menaechmi), The Swaggering Soldier (Miles Gloriosus), and Pseudolus.

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The Pot of Gold and Other PlaysThe Pot of Gold
Aulularia

The Prisoners
Captivi

The Brothers Menaechmus
Menaechmi

The Swaggering Soldier
Miles Gloriosus

Pseudolus

The Pot of Gold and Other Plays

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      Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
      Publication Date: 7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780140441499, 978-0140441499
      ISBN10: 0140441492

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Plautus's broad humor, shown in some of the earliest surviving Latin plays, reflects Roman manners and contemporary life. This briliant collection includes: The Pot of Gold (Aulularia), The Prisoners (Captivi), The Brothers Menaechmus (Menaechmi), The Swaggering Soldier (Miles Gloriosus), and Pseudolus.

      For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

      Table of Contents
      The Pot of Gold and Other PlaysThe Pot of Gold
      Aulularia

      The Prisoners
      Captivi

      The Brothers Menaechmus
      Menaechmi

      The Swaggering Soldier
      Miles Gloriosus

      Pseudolus

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