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... Plautus , born in 254 B.C. As a young man he came to Rome from the prov- ince of Umbria . As an actor he became well acquainted with the tastes of Roman audiences , which were not lofty . For a time he left the stage and went into ...
... Plautus , born in 254 B.C. As a young man he came to Rome from the prov- ince of Umbria . As an actor he became well acquainted with the tastes of Roman audiences , which were not lofty . For a time he left the stage and went into ...
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... Plautus ' plays when two lovers have been reunited . " This lady you're hugging isn't smoke , is she ? " " Smoke ? Why so ? " " Well , your eyes are water- ing ; that's why I asked . " One of the best of Plautus ' plays is the Aulularia ...
... Plautus ' plays when two lovers have been reunited . " This lady you're hugging isn't smoke , is she ? " " Smoke ? Why so ? " " Well , your eyes are water- ing ; that's why I asked . " One of the best of Plautus ' plays is the Aulularia ...
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... Plautus wrote some hundred and thirty comedies of which only twenty - one have survived . One of them , Menaechmi , was the immediate source of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors , about separated twins who are reunited in confusing circum ...
... Plautus wrote some hundred and thirty comedies of which only twenty - one have survived . One of them , Menaechmi , was the immediate source of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors , about separated twins who are reunited in confusing circum ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
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