Download and read online for free pseudolus by plautus, titus maccius. Plautus pseudolus background o pseudolus was written for the dedication of a temple in 191 bce for the magna mater after the second punic war barsby 60. Pseudolus by maccus titus plautus overdrive rakuten. Latino images in film stereotypes, subversion, and. Plauto pseudolus 340 369 il mezzano scena 3 versione originale in latino. Pseudolus has won the bet by outsmarting his master, yet simo is fair and fulfills his end of the bargain. Pseudolus, a servant of the athenian simo, observes one day that his masters son calidorus is deeply despondent about something.
Allmale cast, directed by mark damen, with collaboration from the other group members, tarik wareh, christopher bungard, daniel walin, and michael katchmer. The play begins with the shortest prologue of any of the known plays of plautus, though it is not known whether plautus wrote this prologue himself or if it was added later. Willcocks edition, the first in english for over fifty years, remains one of the most concise yet thorough. Egli nasce a sarsina, allora in umbria, oggi in emilia romagna, nel 250. Acted at the megalesian games when marcus junius, son of marcus, was city praetor. It thus falls relatively late in plautus career, and since antiquity has been one of his most admired comedies.
Tito maccio plauto comedias latin and spanish edition. Pseudolus engages the spectatorreader in his domination as well, as in the unwinding of the plot, in the pursuit of character outlining, in the enjoyment of language and tumult of retorts, the receptor avidly seeks this brilliant slave, the interest for the others being consistently diluted. Calidoro, che non ha il denaro, chiede aiuto al servo pseudolus. The evidence of plautus pseudolus, in glazebrook henry 2011. In the concluding section, berg looks at latino selfrepresentation and antistereotyping in mexican american border documentaries and in the feature films of robert rodriguez. Questioning him on the matter, pseudolus is given a letter from. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum, the hit broadway musical, borrows much of its plot and even the name of its leading slave, pseudolus deceitful dude, from plautus comedy. A 2007 puerto rican film written and directed by jacobo morales, who also performs. Plautus pseudolus debuted in rome at the festival of the magna mater or great mother, i. Tremendously clever and enjoyable, pseudolus follows the titular slave as he attempts to help his masters son, the lovelorn calidorus, raise enough money to purchase calidorus lady love, the prostitute phoenicium, from her pimp, the greedy ballio. Latino images in film, then, is a hybridpart new, part old.
It is one of the earliest examples of roman literature. Plautus pot of gold, the prisoners, the brothers menaechmus, the swaggering soldier and pseudolus by anonymous and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Download left page pdf download right page pdf download whole book pdf partner login required. Latino studies program film list latino studies program 434 rockefeller hall phone. Finally by the end of the play, simo and pseudolus are closer to equals in terms of their power. How teachers and students can make the quick transition to online learning. Pseudolus by plautus, titus maccius at the best online ebook storage. E um dos mais antigos exemplares da literatura romana. Department of spanish, italian and portuguese offered help at crucial moments. Pseudolus is a play by the ancient roman playwright titus maccius plautus. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3.
Pseudolus as i think, these letters are very loving. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Although all the characters in pseudolus speak latin, they are meant to be greeks, with greek names, clothing, and customs. Contemtporary theatre, film and television issn 0749064xconttemporary theatre, film and television a biographical. In the second part, he analyzes hollywoods portrayal of latinos in three genres. The development of constructions as illustrated by plautus. Willcocks edition, the first in english for over fifty. Pseudolusplauto by alessandro folgheraiter on prezi. Over a million stunning new images at your fingertips. Simo pseudolus master and his friend callipho approach pseudolus to discuss what is going on with simos son calidorus and pseudolus explains to him what happened. It has been often suggested, not without good reason, that titus maccius. O aldrabao e uma peca escrita pelo dramaturgo romano titus maccius plautus ou tito macio plauto.
It is not a comprehensive book about latinos in film, nor is it meant to be. Latino images in film introduction turner classic movies. Pseudolo latino e greco per le mie classi del liceo dettori. Pseudolus if, master, by your being silent, i could be informed what miseries are afflicting you so sadly, i would willingly have spared the trouble of two personsof myself in asking you, and of yourself in answering me. New cinemas in latin america michael chanan in the late 1950s, a new cinema began to appear in latin america, carving out spaces for itself wherever it found the slightest chance, growing up even in the most inimical circumstances, indeed thriving upon them, for this was a. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Main content use access key 5 to view full text ocr mode.
Pseudolus is also one of plautus most selfconsciously theatrical or metatheatrical productions. Stramaglia, il fumetto e le sue potenzialita mediatiche nel mondo grecolatino. Pseudolus by titus maccius plautus adapted by thomas r. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance. Stephanie hanson, latin 401 1 plautus pseudolus background o pseudolus was written for the dedication of a temple in 191 bce for the magna mater after the second punic war barsby 60. It generally focuses on fiction film, though one chapter is devoted to documentary movies.
Overall, i do believe that pseudolus is the cleverest character in the play. Pseudolus has quite surpassed the trojan horse, ulysses too 12401244. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. It is about stereotyping in film, about hollywoods representaton of latinos, and the latino cinematic reaction. Aug 05, 2019 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
Dic mihi, obsecro hercle, verum serio hoc quod te rogo. Plautus pseudolus classics 4 with cain at university. By the 1950s, more believable latino characters were beginning to emerge in such films as giant 1956, in which elsa cardenas gives a delicate performance as a young mexican who marries into a powerful texas family. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.
Rudens may be better constructed, bacchides more menandiran, casina more broadly funny, but for the special qualities of plautus. Pseudolus also has a very good relationship with calidorus, his masters son. Along the way, pseudolus makes a wager with his master also calidorus father, the miserly simo. Pseudolus 1181, that uses the metaphor of sword and scabbard, but this seems to remain the. Pseudolo latino e greco per le mie classi del liceo. Latin words for pseudo include mentiens, fictus and simulatus. Gordon a comedic investigation of love and improvisation a young roman by the name of calidorus has a problem. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Simo thinks very little of pseudolus and so because of this he strikes a deal that if pseudolus can get the prostitute back, then simo will pay the money owed to ballio.