Contributions to a feminine bestiary in Plautus

Authors

  • Carol Martins da Rocha Universidade de Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2358-3150.v18i2p102-119

Keywords:

Plautus, comedy, women, animal imagery

Abstract

The rivalry between men and women is a typical comic motif of the palliata – genre to which the 21 plays of the Roman playwright Titus Macius Plautus (III-II BC) are ascribed. Thus, the main point of these plays’ intrigues is a kind of war, especially, between husbands and their wives. In this paper I intend to discuss the characterization of such a rivalry between sexes, observing examples of comparisons between animals and humans – involving not only female characters, but also male characters being compared to animals. In order to discuss this point, some passages of Bacchides, Casina, Menaechmi and Mercator will be considered.

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Published

2014-11-01

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How to Cite

Rocha, C. M. da. (2014). Contributions to a feminine bestiary in Plautus. Letras Clássicas, 18(2), 102-119. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2358-3150.v18i2p102-119