Aulularia
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Aulularia is an ancient Roman comedy by Plautus, best known for its plot about a miser and his hidden pot of gold, which later inspired works like Molière’s "The Miser."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin play
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ancient Roman comedy ⓘ |
| alternateEnglishTitle | The Pot of Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| author | Plautus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | lost Greek model ⓘ |
| centralObject | hidden pot of gold ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
fear of loss
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greed ⓘ miserliness ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
marriage negotiations
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misers and hidden treasure ⓘ suspicion and paranoia ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Euclio
NERFINISHED
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Megadorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaedria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
clever slave or servant figures
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miser stock character ⓘ |
| hasMissingPortions |
ending
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parts of later acts ⓘ |
| hasModernAdaptation |
television and radio adaptations
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various stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyDebateOn |
extent of Greek source material
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reconstruction of missing ending ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class and wealth
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family relations ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| influenced |
European comedy of manners
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later depictions of misers in European literature ⓘ |
| inspiredAuthor | Molière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | The Miser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTaughtAlongside | other plays of Plautus ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fabula palliata ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | various Roman comic meters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Plautine corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| setting | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin literature courses
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classical philology ⓘ |
| textualState | partially preserved ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Little Pot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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