Plautus and the English Renaissance of Comedy

Plautus and the English Renaissance of Comedy
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ISBN-13 : 9781683931287
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Download or read book Plautus and the English Renaissance of Comedy written by Richard F. Hardin and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows the impact of the 1428 rediscovery of Plautus's plays on the theory and composition of comedy, and sets Plautus's reception apart from that of the quite different dramatist Terence. The latter half takes up the Plautine traits that appear in the practice of English comic dramatists ca. 1500-1640.


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