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One of the principal dilemmas for scholars of Roman comedy is demonstrating its originality compared to its (sometimes lost) Greek forebears. In 30 papers written between 1973 and 2013, ten of them previously unpublished, the author uses close analysis of the works of Plautus and Terence to reveal each dramatist's unique style of dramaturgy and at times utopian worldview and expands our understanding of so-called "Greek" new comedy One of the principal dilemmas for scholars of Roman comedy is demonstrating its originality compared to its (sometimes lost) Greek forebears. In 30 papers written between 1973 and 2013, ten of them previously unpublished, the author uses close analysis of the works of Plautus and Terence to reveal each dramatist's unique style of dramaturgy and at times utopian worldview and expands our understanding of so-called 'Greek' new comedy. E. Lefèvre, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.