Poenulus, also called The Little Carthaginian or The Little Punic Man, is a Latin comedic play for the early Roman theatre by Titus Maccius Plautus, probably written between 195 and 189 BC. …

Enter ADELPHASIUM, ANTERASTYLIS, and an ATTENDANT. ADELPHASIUM The man who wants to find abundance of employment for himself--a woman and a ship, these two things, let …

T. Maccius Plautus, Poenulus F. Leo, Ed. ("Agamemnon", "Hom. Od. 9.1", "denarius") All Search Options [view abbreviations] Home Collections/Texts Perseus Catalog Research Grants Open …

THERE were two cousins, citizens of Carthage; the daughters of one of them named Hanno, were stolen in their childhood, and being carried off to Calydon, were there purchased by Lycus, a …

Our play was called Poenulus, “The Little Carthaginian,” already in antiquity (see Varro ling. 7.69), but some scholars have claimed that it had Patruus, “The Uncle,” as an alternative title. Both …

the Poenulus is a comedy. It might seem absurd to stress such obvious facts; but they appear at times to have been practically ignored. Scholars previous to Gildemeister "amended " the text …

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The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205–184 bc, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the …

Examples of soliloquies in Poenulus include Boris' short exit soliloquy at the end of Act One, the Wolf's long monologue introducing his character at the beginning of Act Two, and Igor's …

Likely written and staged in the years following the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, Poenulus tells the tale of a young Carthaginian,the adopted son and heir of the man …