Miles Gloriosus
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Miles Gloriosus is a comedic Roman play by Plautus that satirizes the archetype of the boastful, cowardly soldier.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin play
ⓘ
ancient Roman comedy ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Plautus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Greek New Comedy tradition ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act structure ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Palaestrio
NERFINISHED
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Periplectomenus NERFINISHED ⓘ Philocomasium NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleusicles NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyrgopolynices NERFINISHED ⓘ Sceledrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | miles gloriosus ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
disguise
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mistaken identity ⓘ trickery ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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farce ⓘ |
| hasStockCharacter |
clever slave
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courtesan ⓘ old man neighbor ⓘ parasite ⓘ young lover ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
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love intrigue ⓘ mockery of military pretension ⓘ servant cleverness ⓘ |
| hasTitleMeaning | The Braggart Soldier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance European comedy
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commedia dell’arte braggart soldier ⓘ stock character Il Capitano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
exaggeration
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situational irony ⓘ verbal irony ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fabula palliata ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | canonical example of the braggart soldier type ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman theatre ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| parodies | boastful soldier archetype ⓘ |
| partOf | Plautine corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| portrays |
boastful warrior
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cowardly soldier ⓘ |
| satirizes | braggart soldier ⓘ |
| setting | Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Pyrgopolynices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Plautus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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