Table of Contents

List of Titles and Abbreviations: Plautus’s Plays
Preface

1. Introduction to Plautine Comedy
2. The Social-Historical Context
3. Casina in Performance
4. Main Themes
5. Reception

Appendix: The Structure of Casina

Notes
Guide to Further Reading and Works Cited
Index

Promotional Information

A study of Casina in its social-historical and performance contexts, and of its themes and reception.

About the Author

David Christenson is Professor of Classics at the University of Arizona, USA.

Reviews

Plautus: Casina is an exceptional and extraordinary book. It exceeds my high hopes. I recommend it warmly to every teacher, student, library, and director interested in teaching, reading, or staging Plautus’ play.
*The Classical Outlook*

Christenson's reading of Casina justifies the popularity of this highly entertaining yet provocative comic drama of Plautus and illustrates its allure to audiences and actors across time.
*CJ Online*

This accessible and smart companion includes deft accounts of comic performance and nuanced discussions of social and historical context that bring Plautus’ play vividly to life for modern audiences.
*Catherine Connors, Professor of Classics, University of Washington, USA*

Christenson offers a clear, thoroughly informative explication of the Casina in translation, including figures of speech, cultural references, and even key Latin terms. Students will find a readable and reliable guide to the play’s historical and literary context.
*Ariana Traill, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA*

An engaging and accessible introduction to one of Plautus’ most unusual and entertaining comedies ... [This] book is a valuable resource for both students and scholars alike.
*Bryn Mawr Classical Review*

This little book is a marvelous introduction to Plautus’ Casina that has much to offer undergraduates reading the play in the original or in translation. Its bibliography and synthesis of existing scholarship also make this text useful for graduate students looking to orient themselves in the discourse ... does what it sets out to do very well indeed.''
*Gnomon*