Project Gutenberg 2005-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 699 Plautus, Titus Maccius -254 -184 Plautus, Marcus Accius Nixon, Paul 1882 1956 Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Louise Hope and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Amphitryon, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi" by Titus Maccius Plautus is a collection of comedies written in the late 3rd century BC. This compilation features notable plays, with the first being "Amphitryon," which draws on mythological themes and involves comical deceptions by the gods Jupiter and Mercury. The characters are steeped in classic Roman humor, highlighting the absurdity of mistaken identities and romantic entanglements. At the start of "Amphitryon," we learn of the god Jupiter's deceitful encounter with Alcmena, the wife of the warrior Amphitryon, during his absence in battle. Disguising himself as Amphitryon, Jupiter seeks romantic fulfillment, while the genuine Amphitryon is away fighting the Teloboians. The prologue introduces Mercury, who sets the stage for this tale of confusion and mischief, as he also assumes the form of Sosia, Amphitryon’s servant. The opening unfolds with Sosia's return, where he humorously grapples with the strange happenings at home, not grasping that both he and Amphitryon are pawns in a divine game. The stage is set for humorous interactions and misunderstandings that characterize Plautus's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en la Latin drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Latin drama (Comedy) PA Text Browsing: Literature 1167402 1158858 2024-10-07T11:11:29.687394 2023-09-07T11:32:30.442983 text/html text/html 1150458 2020-12-12T10:52:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 349807 2020-12-12T10:52:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 446952 2024-10-07T11:12:07.338145 application/epub+zip 465283 2024-10-07T11:11:36.120275 application/epub+zip 443259 2024-10-07T11:11:33.341359 application/epub+zip 1032821 2024-10-07T11:12:18.470053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 985989 2024-10-07T11:12:05.061201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779577 2022-09-08T06:12:56.123208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 835559 2024-10-07T11:11:21.156400 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 841657 2020-12-12T10:52:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 323837 2020-12-12T10:52:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 835533 2020-12-12T10:52:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322640 2020-12-12T10:52:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21616 2024-10-07T11:12:18.753057 application/rdf+xml 23599 2024-10-07T11:11:34.234339 image/jpeg 5043 2024-10-07T11:11:33.787379 image/jpeg 440630 2024-10-07T11:11:29.766395 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Paul Nixon Papers en.wikipedia