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University of Pennsylvania
The Dramatic Values in Plautus
Wilton Wallace Blancké, A.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Latin in the Central High School of Philadelphia
A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Foreword
Part 1
A Résumé of the Criticism and of the Evidence Relating to the Acting of Plautus
Introduction
§1. Critics of Plautus
§2. The Performance
Part II
An Analysis of the Dramatic Values in Plautus
I. Machinery Characteristic of the Lower Types of Modern Drama
A. Devices self-evident from the text.
B. Devices absurd and inexplicable unless interpreted in a broad farcical spirit.
II. Evidences of Loose Composition Which Prove a Disregard of Technique and Hence Indicate that Entertainment Was the Sole Aim
A. Solo speeches and passages.
B. Inconsistencies and carelessness of composition.
In Conclusion
Footnotes
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