The Greek Aulularia,: A study of the original of Plautus' masterpiece, (Mnemosyne. Bibliotheca classica batava ... Supplementum secundum)

THE GREEK AULULARIA: A STUDY OF THE ORIGINAL OF PLAUTUS' MASTERPIECE 4 CONTENTS 6 ABBREVIATIONS 8 Introduction; a sketch of the action of the Aulularia 10 The date, the author and the title of the original 15 Euclio 's character 21 The gods of the Aulularia 25 Imitation and original. Krieger. Bierma 26 Symptoms of drastic changes noticed in the theme, the characters and the action 30 The entr'actes of the original 35 The scene of action. The stage-setting 43 The origin of the treasure. The Heros and his task 48 The characters 50 a Strobilus and Pythodicus. Corruption of the text? 52 Revision? 53 Plautus himself the culprit; Dziatzko and Bierma 55 Criticism. In Plautus Eunomia is not Megadorus' housemate 56 An explanation of the discrepancies 58 In the original Lyconides was Megadorus' son 60 Strobilus 60 b. Eunomia; originally she does not figure in the scene II 1, verses 120 ff. 61 c. Lyconides 62 d. Staphyla; her part in the original anagnorisis 64 e. Phaedra. The partus (verse 691) is an innovation by Plautus 65 Conclusions 68 Megadorus and Lyconides 68 Eunomia in the original 71 Lyconides' share in the exposition 72 Staphyla's part 71 Strobilus and Pythodicus 72 The anagnorisis: Lyconides, Staphyla, Eunomia 73 Final conclusion. The secret of Phaedra's birth 74 Excisions and insertions 76 A sketch of the original action 76 I 3 Megadorus-Lyconides, replaced by verses 120—175 80 113 Staphyla Lyconides 81 III 3 Staphyla-Strobilus 82 III 4 Strobilus-Pythodicus 82 IV 3 Anagnorisis. Lyconides Eunomia-Staphyla 83 IV 4 Monologue of Eunomia 83 IV 5 Megadorus-Eunomia, see verses 120 ff 86 IV 6 Megadorus-Euclio 87 IV 8 Lyconides-Strobilus 90 Alterations in Aulularia 91 Rough extent of the excisions 94 Insertions: verses 494—533 94 verses 415—448, 451—459 95 reconstruction of the original action between verse 414 and verse 586 98 verses 624—681 100 verses 587—607 105 alterations in verses 608—623 108 The Lar's prologue and the place of the Hems-monologue 109 The 5th act and its basis 116 V 1, Lyconides and Strobil us' stratagem 117 V 3, preparation 120 Strobilus' vision and the Heros 122 Papyrus Hibeh I 5 124 V 4 Lyconides-Megadorus Strobilus- Euclio 134 The lost conclusion of the Aulularia 134 Original and imitation 135 The causes of Plautus' alterations 137 A comparative survey of Plautus' Aulularia and its original 142 Register of places 148