Plautine Innovations in "Mostellaria" 529-857
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3938305 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John C Lowe (corresponding author), J C B Lowe |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 6 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1088866 |
| OpenAlex | W2321234335 |
| Language | IT |
| Citations received | 3 |
Having scared his master Theopropides away from his own house by means of a fictitious ghost story, the slave Tranio is left alone on stage at 529. He speaks three lines of monologue before the moneylender Misargyrides enters, making clear his profession in his entrance lines with general remarks about the present slackness of business (532-535). Although he is otherwise unoccupied, Tranio does not notice Misargyrides as he is approaching but only after his entrance speech, when he reacts with extreme alarm, 536 nunc pol ego perii plane in perpetuom modum. In the following two (damaged) lines Tranio indicates that this is the moneylender from whom money was borrowed to purchase the amica of Theopropides' son Philolaches. 539-540a manufesta res est, nisi quid occurro prius, ne hoc senex resciscat give the reason for Tranio's alarm; he is afraid that Theopropides may learn from Misargyrides of the money lent to Philolaches and hence discover the purpose for which Philolaches borrowed the money. Tranio's fear is natural, since he was left in charge of Philolaches during the absence of his father and knows full well that he will be held responsible for Philolaches' reprehensible behaviour (cf. 1138-40). To the captious critic however Tranio's fear may seem somewhat exaggerated at this particular moment, when he has just got rid of Theopropides and has no reason to expect his return in the near future (in 541 he expresses surprise that Theopropides returns tam cito). The danger of Theopropides meeting Misargyrides would not seem an immediate one and hardly justifies Tranio's extreme alarm in 536
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 1999 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |