Slaves, Masters, and the Art of Authority in Plautine Comedy

摘要: Preface ix Abbreviations and Conventions xiii CHAPTER I The Crowded House 3 Double Vision 7 Powerful Pleasures 17 Art of Authority 29 II Ties That Bind: Menaechmi 35 Rebellion Meets Reconciliation 40 Cast Characters 61 III Love's Labour's Lost: Casina 77 A Rake's (Lack of) Progress 84 Comic Husbands Wives 115 IV Kind Wild Justice: Persa 122 Three Faces Toxilus 127 Limits Farce 158 V Truth Is the Best Disguise: Captivi 167 Theater 180 In Dialogue with 201 CONCLUSION Slave's Image in Master's Mind 211 Works Cited 215 Index Plautine Passages 221 General 227