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Three Plays of Plautus: The Slip-Knot, the Crock of Gold, the Trickster
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781026037126
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 358
Weight: 1.49
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Three Plays of Plautus: The Slip-Knot, the Crock of Gold, the Trickster offers a vibrant collection of works by the Roman master of comedy, Titus Maccius Plautus. This volume presents three influential plays that define the spirit and structure of New Comedy as it transitioned from Greece to Rome. In The Slip-Knot (Rudens), readers encounter a maritime drama of fate and recognition set against the backdrop of a shipwreck. The Crock of Gold (Aulularia) provides a masterful character study of miserliness and paranoia, featuring the iconic figure of Euclio, whose influence can be traced through the works of Molière and beyond. Finally, The Trickster (Pseudolus) showcases the quick-witted schemes of a clever slave, a quintessential character type in classical theater.
Translated and framed for a modern audience, these plays illustrate the slapstick humor, intricate plotting, and sharp social observations that made Plautus the most popular playwright of his time. This collection is an essential resource for students of classical literature and theater history, providing a direct link to the foundations of Western comedic tradition through themes of greed, love, and the triumph of wit over authority.
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