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- Pseudolus is a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. It is one of the earliest examples of Roman literature. Pseudolus was first shown in 191 B.C. during the Megalesian Festival, which was a celebration for the Greek Goddess Cybele.
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Pseudolus was first shown in 191 B.C. during the Megalesian Festival, [1] which was a celebration for the Greek Goddess Cybele. [2] The temple for worship of Cybele in Rome was completed during the same year in time for the festival. [3]
Pseudolus was first shown in 191 B.C. during the Megalesian Festival, which was a celebration for the Greek Goddess Cybele. The temple for worship of Cybele in Rome was completed during the same year in time for the festival.
This introduction begins by tracing the history and life of Plautus. It will then consider the institution of Roman slavery and the value system associated with it, as that value system greatly affects this play, with a slave as the central character. Then, the discussion will move into what makes a Plautine slave. Last, it will analyze one of
In the first place it needs to be said that ll. 1238–45, immediately before the fifth act, are probably purely Plautine. Just as Plautus expanded the role of the clever slave, he is likely to have inserted himself this scene of Simo’s praise of Pseudolus, a scene which borders on hero worship.
Although we do not know who wrote the Greek original of the Pseudolus or what it was called, we know with certainty when the Plautine play was first performed. The Ambrosian palimpsest has preserved a production notice that informs us that the comedy was staged at the Megalesian Games when Marcus Junius, the son of Marcus, was city praetor.
Sep 5, 2023 · Stephen Sondheim’s freely adapted A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, starring a character named Pseudolus, took Broadway by storm in 1962.
Plautus. Pseudolus. on to Pseudolus, Pseudolus to Calidorus, and Calidorus giving it back to Ballio, as payment for Phoenicium. Ballio would not be completely ruined and, more important, Pseudolus would not have spare money to promise to Simo in exchange for taking part in the drinking bout that ends the play.
