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Laughing Awry: Plautus and Tragicomedy
| Full title: | Laughing Awry: Plautus and Tragicomedy |
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| ISBN: | 9780198729303 |
| ISBN 10: | 0198729308 |
| Authors: | Gunderson, Erik |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Num. pages: | 320 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2015 |
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Synopsis
'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. I Clowns -- Forget Plautus -- Giving Words -- Object Lessons -- Lepide Ludificatus -- Surplus Enjoyment -- The Last Laugh -- Curtain Call. Erik Gunderson. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 257-268) And Indexes.