tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post7777143625416570653..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: The endlessly adaptable plays of Plautus - I’ll make it into a comedy with some tragedy mixed inAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-57802377934869135532023-02-12T18:17:52.150-06:002023-02-12T18:17:52.150-06:00"Mostellaria," I have not read that one...."Mostellaria," I have not read that one. I should slip it in somewhere. The twins do seem to forget the premise at times.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-73815331215435442422023-02-11T22:19:42.729-06:002023-02-11T22:19:42.729-06:00I reread the four in Segal's translations for ...I reread the four in Segal's translations for Oxford. I'd forgotten how good the Mostellaria is. I was put off (as I alway am) by Menaechmus, who's searching for his twin, not thinking, oh maybe that could be my twin. Argh. But I suppose you don't think about it in a performance.<br /><br />The Rudens was the one we put on in my Latin undergraduate days. I may reread that one, too. reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-73100337279224185752023-02-10T21:22:01.277-06:002023-02-10T21:22:01.277-06:00Interesting. I don't know zany Godard so well...Interesting. I don't know zany Godard so well. I am not surprised, though, since Molière and his <i>Amphitryon</i> were so entrenched in French culture.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-84544705405265749462023-02-09T07:45:07.630-06:002023-02-09T07:45:07.630-06:00Godard's Hélas pour moi, starring Gérard Depar...Godard's <i>Hélas pour moi</i>, starring Gérard Depardieu, is a deeply weird adaptation of <i>Amphitryon</i>. Not that I'm recommending it to anyone but Godard obsessives comme moi, but I just thought I'd add it to the list.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-44327496455646329582023-02-07T10:08:06.906-06:002023-02-07T10:08:06.906-06:00The interest is more literary-historical than with...The interest is more literary-historical than with some works, I admit, but I find Plautus and Terence to be pretty easy to enjoy for their own sake, too.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-44376715475825634822023-02-06T16:26:06.978-06:002023-02-06T16:26:06.978-06:00"Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!" I th..."Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!" I think we have some Plautus on the shelf at home, so I will look into this. I've always wanted to check out some of Shakespeare's influences, but somehow have never gotten to it. This is a good excuse.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-42255241102953102672023-02-06T13:50:49.449-06:002023-02-06T13:50:49.449-06:00Yes. My plan was to write about Plautus more or l...Yes. My plan was to write about Plautus more or less now, Terence in early March, and Seneca in early April. So reading Terence in February, etc.<br /><br />Not that the schedule matters at all. The plays will always be there.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-55477788882894832802023-02-06T07:35:52.209-06:002023-02-06T07:35:52.209-06:00Wait, you've started your Roman plays project?...Wait, you've started your Roman plays project? Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.com