Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization

Roman Comedy XI: Plautus’s Asinaria, or The One With the Donkeys


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This play isn’t about donkeys, but it is the one with the donkeys.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.

Hough, John Newbold. “The Structure of the Asinaria.” The American Journal of Philology, vol. 58, no. 1, 1937, pp. 19–37. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/290159. Accessed 13 Dec. 2020.

Konstan, David. “Plot and Theme in Plautus' Asinaria.” The Classical Journal, vol. 73, no. 3, 1978, pp. 215–221. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3296688. Accessed 10 Dec. 2020.

Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.

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