Epidicus
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Epidicus is a comedic play by the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, known for its clever slave protagonist and intricate plot of deception.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman comedy
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ work by Plautus ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 3rd–2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| author | Plautus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Acropolistis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chrysis NERFINISHED ⓘ Epidicus (clever slave) NERFINISHED ⓘ Periphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratippocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | clever slave ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
fabula palliata ⓘ |
| hasCharacterArchetype |
adulescens (young man)
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senex (old man) ⓘ servus callidus (clever slave) ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTransmission | medieval manuscripts of Plautus ⓘ |
| hasModernPerformance | yes ⓘ |
| hasModernTranslation |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| hasPart |
five acts
ⓘ
prologue ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family relationships
ⓘ
romantic intrigue ⓘ social status and slavery ⓘ trickery and wit ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Greek New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman adaptations of Greek plays ⓘ |
| meterUsed |
iambic senarii
ⓘ
polymetric cantica ⓘ trochaic septenarii ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Plautine corpus ⓘ |
| plotElement |
deception
ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ recognition scene ⓘ |
| setting | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philology
ⓘ
theatre history ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant ⓘ |
| tradition | Roman comic theatre ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Latin language ⓘ |
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