Research Guides: LATN 102: Introduction to Latin Literature: Comedy (HC): Finding Background Information

Web Sites

Classics Resources (University of Texas)
An extensive and up-tp-date list of resources
Comedy: Greece and Rome to Hollywood
Students in a Classics course describe motifs in plays by Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus and Terence and find parallels in Hollywood comedies.

Perseus Digital Library
Database of Greek and Latin texts and translations, images (coins, vases, sculpture) and resources for textual studies. Searchable in English, Latin, and Greek.

Roman Comedy in Performance
This website comes from a 2012 summer institute sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. See the videos of play performance and the bibliographies of recommended reading. Note too the page for resource links.
Mosaics relating to Menander's plays
Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama

Research Guides

Classical studies: a guide to the reference literature
By Fred W. Jenkins
Library Resources in Classics
A thoroughly developed guide for research in Classics. Some of the material is particular to the Princeton campus but much of it will be of use to you as you work on your thesis.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Classics
Presents extensive annotated reading lists for authors, texts, and topics, with advice on editions, commentaries, translations, and recent studies. New articles are added twice a year.
See articles of interest including:
Latin Drama
Plautus
Terence

Roman Tragedy and Comedy Masks in a 2nd Century C.E. Mosaic

Encyclopedias

Brill's New Pauly by Hubert Cancik (Editor); Helmut Schneider (Editor); Manfred Landfester (Editor); Christine F. Salazar (Editor)
Publication Date: 2003-12-01

Updated and translated version of the standard encyclopedia for Antiquity, Paulys Real-Encyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. Articles are extensive and often address the topic in general before analyzing the issues in Greece and in Rome specifically. Bibliographies list books, essays, and journal articles for further reading.
There are also additional series published with the encyclopedia, including a five-volume set on the classical tradition and four supplements:
1) Chronologies of the Ancient World
2) Dictionary of Greek and Latin Authors and Texts
3) Historical Atlas of the Ancient World
4) Reception of Myth and Mythology
5) Reception of Classical Literature
6) History of Classical Scholarship - A Biographical Dictionary
Latin Literature by Gian Biagio Conte; Joseph B. Solodow (Translator); Don P. Fowler (Revised by); Glen W. Most (Revised by)
Publication Date: 1999-11-04

An authoritative and comprehensive history of Latin literature from the early republic through the late empire. Treats cultural history and reception in addition to the lives and works of authors, development of genres, and sources.
The Oxford Classical Dictionary by Simon Hornblower (Editor); Antony Spawforth (Editor); Esther Eidinow
ISBN: 9780199545568

Publication Date: 2012-05-04

For over sixty years, The Oxford Classical Dictionary has been the unrivalled one-volume reference in the field of classics. Now completely revised and updated. Offers over 6,700 entries written by classical scholars from around the world, the Dictionary provides coverage of Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law,science, art, archaeology, near eastern studies, and late antiquity. New entries supplement the existing material, including entries on topics such as Adrasteia, Latin anthologies, Jewish art, ancient religious beliefs, emotions, film, gender, kinship, and many more. Other specific developments include an added focus on two new areas: "anthropology" and "reception". Also available in print.

Subject Guide

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Companion Titles

The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Theatre by Marianne McDonald (Editor); J. Michael Walton (Editor)
ISBN: 0521834562

Publication Date: 2007-05-31

This series of essays investigates in detail the history of performance in the classical Greek and Roman world, with an attention to drama, Classics, and theater history.
A Companion to Terence by Antony Augoustakis (Editor); John Thorburn; Ariana Traill (Editor)
ISBN: 9781405198752

Publication Date: 2013-06-04

A collection of essays by leading scholars that address key issues in interpreting Terence. Also available as an ebook.
The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Comedy by Michael Fontaine (Editor); Adele C. Scafuro (Editor)
ISBN: 9780199743544

Publication Date: 2014-01-02

This handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to and reference work for the unified study of ancient comedy.