Thursday, July 31:Ancient Comedy

Readings: Plautus, Miles Gloriosus

Resources for the Study of Plautus:

• Meanings of the names in the Miles Gloriosus
• A ranked index of webpages on Roman theater
• Images of the Ancient Stage
• A timeline of masks used in ancient theater
• Comic Devices and Conventions in the Miles Gloriosus
• A student webpage that contains a basic introduction to Plautus and his plays

Presentation: Selection from Cervantes’s Don Quixote (pp. 15-19, 42 –47)

Excursion - Manuscripts & Transmission: A Visit to the John Hay Library