Publisher's Synopsis
The Captives of Plautus is a play written by Titus Maccius Plautus in 1896. The play is set in ancient Rome and follows the story of two young men, Philocrates and Tyndarus, who are captured by pirates and sold as slaves to a wealthy Athenian family. Philocrates is the son of a wealthy merchant, while Tyndarus is his servant. The two are mistaken for each other by their new owners, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings and mistaken identities.The play explores themes of class, identity, and the power dynamics between masters and slaves. It also features a subplot involving a love triangle between two sisters and a young Athenian man. The Captives of Plautus is known for its witty dialogue, clever wordplay, and slapstick humor.The play was first performed in ancient Rome and has since been adapted and translated into various languages. This edition includes a modern English translation of the original Latin text, as well as an introduction and notes providing historical and cultural context. The Captives of Plautus remains a popular and influential work of ancient Roman literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
