by Plauto · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467042276
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This book brings together three of the most outstanding comedies by the Latin author Plauto: Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, and The Comedy of the Pot. Based on Greek models of the New Comedy, these works focus on daily and family life, developing in Hellenic environments. Plautus evades Latin morality and revels in plot complications, ridiculous situations, and extravagant characters, creating a playful and cheerful atmosphere.
Titus Maccius Plautus was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by Livius Andronicus, the innovator of Latin literature. The word Plautine refers to both Plautus's own works and works similar to or influenced by his. He influenced some of the greatest figures in literature, including Shakespeare and Molière.
