Laughing Awry
Plautus and Tragicomedy
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Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27517352M
- ISBN-139780198729303
- ISBN-100198729308
- OCLC Control Number898926462
- Library of Congress Control Number2014953534
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- Amazon0198729308
Classifications
- LCCPA6585
Description
'Laughing Awry' offers a comprehensive overview of key themes in the interpretation of the plays of Plautus, and explores the connections between deception, desire, slavery, genre, and audience. It attempts to offer an account of the mechanisms of Plautus' humour and the uncomfortable origins of laughter.
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