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Funny words in Plautine comedy

Plautus, Rome's earliest extant poet, was acclaimed by ancient critics above all for his mastery of language and his felicitous jokes; and yet in modern times relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating these elements fully. Here, Fontaine reassesses some of the premises and nature of Plautus' comedies.

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  • "Plautus, Rome's earliest extant poet, was acclaimed by ancient critics above all for his mastery of language and his felicitous jokes; and yet in modern times relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating these elements fully. Here, Fontaine reassesses some of the premises and nature of Plautus' comedies."@en
  • "Plautus, Rome's earliest extant poet, was acclaimed by ancient critics above all for his mastery of language and his felicitous jokes; and yet in modern times relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating these elements fully. Here, Fontaine reassesses some of the premises and nature of Plautus' comedies."

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