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Gaertner, Jan Felix (2020). Speaker assignations and characterization in Plaut. Bacch. 1120-1140. Hermes-Z. Klass. Philol., 148 (3). S. 312 - 324. STUTTGART: FRANZ STEINER VERLAG GMBH. ISSN 2365-3116

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Abstract

For about 200 years, the opening verses of the final scene of Plautus's Bacchides have been commonly edited in such a fashion that the speaker assignations produce a contradictory and dramatically weak dialogue. By a few minor modifications, a coherent dialogue can be restored. The two Bacchis sisters are consistently characterized and their contrasting attitudes and temperaments correspond to those of the two old men, who, too, are presented as two opposites. Since the corresponding scene in Menander's Dis Exapaton must have been designed quite differently, the symmetrical composition is entirely Plautus's own work and is witness to his careful composition and aesthetic judgement.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Gaertner, Jan Felix UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-327335
DOI:	10.25162/HERMES-2020-0023
Journal or Publication Title:	Hermes-Z. Klass. Philol.
Volume:	148
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 312 - 324
Date:	2020
Publisher:	FRANZ STEINER VERLAG GMBH
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	2365-3116
Language:	German
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 2: Archäologie, Altertumskunde und Kulturen des Mittelmeerraums > Institut für Altertumskunde
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Classics Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32733