The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205–184 BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Molière to modern times. Vol. 1: Amphitruo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, and Captivi. Vol. 2: Casina, Cistellaria, Curculio, Epidicus, and Menaechmi. Vol.3: The Merchant, The Braggart Soldier, The Ghost, and The Persian. Vol.4: The Little Carthaginian, Pseudolus, and The Rope. Vol.5: Stichus, Three-Dollar Day, Truculentus, The Tale of a Traveling-Bag.
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