FOUR ROMAN COMEDIES: THE HAUNTED HOUSE/CASINA, OR A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE WEDDING/ THE EUNUCH/..
FOUR ROMAN COMEDIES: THE HAUNTED HOUSE/CASINA, OR A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE WEDDING/ THE EUNUCH/..2013
About this book
A Latin play about identical twins and mistaken identities, Plautus' The Menaechmi is thought to be the primary inspiration for Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, a dramatic comedy in which identical twins named Dromio both serve masters named Antipholus. Shakespeare's Twelfth Night may have also been influenced by Plautus' work, as it also features mistaken twins.
Details
- First published
- 2013
- OL Work ID
- OL13607380W