Plautus
Author of The Pot of Gold and Other Plays
About the Author
Plautus and Terence used stock characters (the young lovers, the clever slave, the irate father) and devices (mistaken identity), but each handled these conventions in his own distinct manner. Plautus was the son of a poor Umbrian farmer who may have fought in the Second Punic War. The playwright show more Plautus is said to have been a popular actor, true comedian, jovial, tolerant, rough of humor. He not only modeled his plays on the Greek New Comedy, but unhesitatingly inserted long passages translated from the Greek originals. He was the master of comic irony and, as its originator, copied by Moliere, Corneille, Jonson, Dryden and Fielding. Shakespeare based his Comedy of Errors on Plautus's Menaechmi. Of more than 100 plays, 21 survive. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
(N.b.: There was no "Roman Empire" in Plautus's day.)
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Series
Works by Plautus
Four Comedies : The Braggart Soldier, The Brothers Menaechmus, The Haunted House, The Pot of Gold (Oxford World's… (1996) 341 copies
Five Comedies: Miles Gloriosus, Menaechmi, Bacchides, Hecyra and Adelphoe (Hackett Publishing Co.) (1999) 108 copies
Plautus: Amphitryon. The Comedy of Asses. The Pot of Gold. The Two Bacchises. The Captives (Loeb Classical Library) (1916) 106 copies
Casina. The Casket Comedy. Curculio. Epidicus. The Two Menaechmuses (Loeb Classical Library) (1917) 89 copies
Plautus: The Little Carthaginian.Pseudolus. The Rope. (Loeb Classical Library No. 260) (1932) 75 copies
Comoediae: Volume I: Amphitruo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi, Casina, Cistellaria, Curculio, Epidicus,… (1914) 60 copies
Comoediae, Tomus II: Miles Gloriosus, Mostellaria, Persa, Poenulus, Pseudolus, Rudens, Stichus, Trinummus, Truculentus,… (1904) 58 copies
Plautus: The Merchant. The Braggart Warrior. The Haunted House. The Persian. (Loeb Classical Library No. 163) (1924) 55 copies
Plautus: Stichus. Trinummus (Three Bob Day). Truculentus. The Tale of a Travelling Bag. Fragments (Loeb Classical… (1938) 40 copies
Plautus: The Merchant. The Braggart Soldier. The Ghost. The Persian (Loeb Classical Library) (1716) 37 copies
Plautus: Stichus. Three-Dollar Day. Truculentus. The Tale of a Traveling-Bag. Fragments (Loeb Classical Library) (2013) 18 copies
Comedias I. Anfitrión · La comedia de los asnos · La comedia de la olla · Las dos báquides · Los cautivos ·… (1992) 15 copies
Tre komedier 13 copies
Roman Comedy: Five Plays by Plautus and Terence: Menaechmi, Rudens and Truculentus by Plautus; Adelphoe and Eunuchus by… (2010) 11 copies
Plautus, Three Comedies: The Braggart soldier, The Brothers Menaechmus, The Haunted House (1969) 8 copies
Comedias: Anfitrion, La Comedia de la Olla, Los Mellizos, El Gorgojo, Las Cautivas.. (Plauto) (Paperback) (Spanish… (1995) 6 copies
Six plays 6 copies
The Rope and Other Plays (Classics) 6 copies
Plautus in Five Volumes with an English Translation by Paul Nixon, Volume Two [Vol. II] (Loeb Classical Library) (1917) 5 copies
Amphitruo. Aulularia. Mostellaria 4 copies
Comedia latina / Latin comedy: Obras Completas De Plauto Y Terencio / Complete Works of Plautus and Terence (Spanish… (2013) 4 copies
Comèdies, III: Els captius, Càsina 4 copies
Poenulus 4 copies
O fulaninho de Cartago 3 copies
Le Commedie: Persa, Poenulus, Pseudolus (Testo Latino a Fronte/Edizioni Integrali) (Grandi Tascabili Economici, 138)… (1992) 3 copies
Comèdies, VII 3 copies
Comedias II Gorgojo - Edípico - Los dos menecmos - El mercader - El militar fanfarrón - La comedia del fantasma - El… (2016) 3 copies
COMÈDIES IV 3 copies
De Carthager/De vrek 3 copies
Plautus for production : Captivi, Curculio, Mostellaria, with five scenes from other comedies 2 copies
Plautus. in Five Volumes, Vol 3 [Only]: Merchant, Braggart Warrior, Haunted House, the Persian. With an English… (1957) 2 copies
Théâtre complet I : Amphitryon ; La comédie des ânes ; La comédie de la marmite ; Les Bacchis ; Les prisonniers ;… (1991) 2 copies
Komödien 2 copies
Mostellaria 2 copies
Il militare borioso - La pignatta 2 copies
Tutte le commedie 2 copies
A Comédia da Marmita 2 copies
Tutte le commedie: 1 2 copies
Tito Maccio Plauto Comedias (Latin and Spanish Edition): Pseudolus (Pseudolo); Rudens (El Cable); Stichus (Estico);… (1989) 2 copies
Plautus Volume V: Stichus / Three Bob Day / Truculentus / The Tale of a Travelling Bag / Fragments (1952) 2 copies
Antike Komödien. Plautus/Terenz: in zwei Bänden. Bd. 2: Plautus: Poenulus (Der Mann aus Karthago). Pseudolus (Der… (1971) 2 copies
Comoediae: Ad Praestantium Librorum Fidem Recensuit, Versus Ordinavit, Difficiliora Interpretatus Est Carolus Herm.… (1847) 2 copies
Captivi, Trinummus et Rudens 2 copies
De Bluffer, De Leugenaar 2 copies
Rudens 2 copies
Antīkā komēdija — Author — 2 copies
פסאודולוס : קומדיה 1 copy
Plauti comoediae quae extant 1 copy
Plaute, tome III 1 copy
Plaute, tome IV 1 copy
Plaute, tome VI 1 copy
Plaute, tome VII 1 copy
de krijgsgevangenen 1 copy
Plautus for reading and production: Captivi, Curculio, Mostellaria, with five scenes from other comedies: Adapted, with… (1968) 1 copy
Comoediae Vol. 1 1 copy
La farce de la marmite 1 copy
Római vígjátékok 1 copy
T. Macci Plauti Asinaria. From the text of Goetz and Schoell. With an introduction and notes by J. H. Gray (1894) 1 copy
Comoediae Vol. 2 1 copy
Tutte le commedie **** 1 copy
Miles Gloriosus. Pseudolus 1 copy
T. Macci Plavti Menaechmi 1 copy
Plautus: five of his plays 1 copy
Menaechmi 1 copy
Cistellaria 1 copy
Two classical comedies 1 copy
Plautus 1 copy
Тhéâtre de Plaute 1 copy
Plaurus: The Haunted House 1 copy
Vrouw verloot 1 copy
M. AccI Plauti comoediae 1 copy
The Captivi of Plautus, ed 1 copy
T. Macci Plavti Comoediae, Vol. 3: Cistellariam Curculionem Epidicum Complectens (Classic Reprint) (Latin Edition) (2017) 1 copy
Comedias 1 copy
five roman comedies 1 copy
T. Macci Plavti Trinvmmvs 1 copy
I due menecmi 1 copy
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi / Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two /… (0254) 1 copy
The pot of gold : Aulularia 1 copy
T. Macci Plauti Comoediae, Vol. 1: Amphitruonem Captivos Militem Gloriosum Rudentem Trinumum Complectens (Classic… (2017) 1 copy
Marci Accii Plauti comoediae 1 copy
Plauti Comoedia viginti nuper recognitae et acri iudicio Nicolai Angelii diligentissime excussae 1 copy
Ausgewählte Komödien des T. Maccius Plautus für den Schulgebrauch erklärt : 3. Bändchen : Menaechmi 1 copy
Loeb: Plautus, Vol. III: The Merchant; The Braggart Warrior; The Haunted House; The Persian (1963) 1 copy
... Captivi 1 copy
Der Dreigoschentag 1 copy
Ti an tasmant 1 copy
Plautus's comedies 1 copy
Comoediae: I and II 1 copy
Le grandi commedie: Miles Gloriosus-Aulularia-Asinaria-Mostellaria. Testo latino a fronte (2022) 1 copy
COMÈDIES II 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 12 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 11 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 10 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 9 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 8 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 7 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 6 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 5 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 4 1 copy
Théâtre 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 2 1 copy
Théâtre complet II : Le soldat fanfaron ; La comédie du fantôme ; Le Perse ; Le Carthaginois ; L'imposteur ; Le… (1991) 1 copy
Tutte le commedie. Vol. I 1 copy
IL Miles "gloriosus" 1 copy
IL Trinummo 1 copy
I due menecmi 1 copy
Amphitruo-Menaechmi 1 copy
Baechides- Captivi 1 copy
Théâtre 1 copy
Plavto 1 copy
Poenulus Truculentus 1 copy
Menecmi 1 copy
T. Macci Plauti Curculio 1 copy
La fune 1 copy
Tutte le commedie - vol. I 1 copy
Commedie Vol 3 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 3 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. 1 1 copy
M. Actii Plauti Comoediae viginti. [Praecedit Plauti vita ex Petro Crinito de poetis latinis.] 1 copy
Comédies 1 copy
Rudens 1 copy
La comèdia de l'olla 1 copy
Comèdies Volum VIII 1 copy
Comèdies, vol X (Rudens) 1 copy
Comèdies Volum IX 1 copy
Comèdies Volum VII 1 copy
COMÈDIES - VOLS 1 l 12 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. X: Rudens 1 copy
Comèdies, IX: Psèudolus 1 copy
Plaute: Les captifs 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. II: La comèdia de l'olla. Les baquis. Traducció: Marçal Olivar Nº Col·lecció: 76 1 copy
Comèdies, vol. IX: Psèudolus 1 copy
Comèdies Volum VI 1 copy
Comèdies Volum I 1 copy
Comèdies Volum II 1 copy
Comèdies Volum IV 1 copy
Comèdies Volum V 1 copy
Càsina 1 copy
Théâtre - Tome II 1 copy
Plautus, Vol. 5: Stichus, Three Bob a Day, Truculentus, The Tale of a Travelling Bag, Fragments (Loeb Classical… (1814) 1 copy
Commedie / Volume secondo: Miles gloriosus; Mostellaria; Persa; Pseudolus; Rudens; Trinunnus, 1 copy
De pers; De koopman 1 copy
[Tutte le commedie] 5 1 copy
[Tutte le commedie] 3 1 copy
Pseudolus; Trinummus, 1 copy
Complete Works of Plautus 1 copy
Comedies I 1 copy
Plaute : Comédies - Tome IV 1 copy
Plaute : Comédies - Tome II 1 copy
By Plautus - Four Comedies : The Braggart Soldier, The Brothers Menaechmus, The Haunted House, The Pot of Gold (Oxford… (1998) 1 copy
Tutte le commedie: 2 1 copy
Amfitryon a jiné komedie 1 copy
M. Accius Plautus 1 copy
[The Little Carthaginian. Pseudolus. The Rope: Volume IV] (By: Titus Maccius Plautus) [published: May, 2012] (2012) 1 copy
Comoediae 1 copy
Amphitruo-Asinaria-Aulularia-Bacchides. Testo latino a fronte. Ediz. integrale (Grandi tascabili economici) (2011) 1 copy
El soldado fanfarrón. 1 copy
[Comédies.] Tome 6. "Pseudolus. Rudens. Stichus". Texte établi et traduit par Alfred Ernout,... 2e… 1 copy
Comédia 1 copy
Truculentus 1 copy
[Comédies.]Tome 7. Trinummus. Truculentus. Vidularia. Fragmenta. Texte établi et traduit par Alfred… 1 copy
Plauto. Teatro completo 1 copy
Le commedie : volume terzo 1 copy
LA COMEDIA DE LOS ASNOS 1 copy
Théâtre - Tome IV 1 copy
Plautus III: The Merchant. The Braggart Warrior. The Haunted House. The Persian. [Subtitle]: With an English… (1980) 1 copy
Tutte le Commedie 3¦ 1 copy
Comedias 1 copy
PLA Mostelaria 1 copy
Cásina 1 copy
Associated Works
Readings and Exercises in Latin Prose Composition: From Antiquity to the Renaissance (2004) — Contributor — 45 copies
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Original 1962 Broadway Cast Recording (1992) — Original play — 8 copies
Latijnse varia bloemlezing uit de werken van een tiental Latijnse dichters en prozaschrijvers (1954) — Contributor — 5 copies
A Treasury of the Theatre: An Anthology of Great Plays from Aeschylus to Hebbel (1940) — Contributor — 4 copies
Van Homerus tot Van Lennep : Griekse en Latijnse literatuur in Nederlandse vertaling (1992) — Author — 4 copies
The Birth of Hercules — source author — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Plautus, Titus Maccius
- Birthdate
- 0254 BCE circa
- Date of death
- 0184 BCE circa
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Roman Republic
- Birthplace
- Sarsina, Umbria
- Occupations
- playwright
theatre hand
manual labourer
actor - Disambiguation notice
- (N.b.: There was no "Roman Empire" in Plautus's day.)
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