# The Dramatic Values in Plautus

Author: Blancké, Wilton W. (Wilton Wallace), 1884-1949

Genre: Category: Plays/Films/Dramas

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9970

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Dramatic+Values+in+Plautus+Blanck%C3%A9&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

This investigation was prompted by the abiding conviction that Plautus as a dramatic artist has been from time immemorial misunderstood. In his progress through the ages he has been like a merry clown rollicking amongst people with a hearty invitation to laughter, and has been rewarded by commendation for his services to morality and condemnation for his buffoonery. The majority of Plautine critics have evinced too serious an attitude of mind in dealing with a comic poet. However portentous and profound his scholarship, no one deficient in a sense of humor should venture to approach a comic poet in a spirit of criticism. For criticism means appreciation.

## Chapters

- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-dramatic-values-in-plautus-9970/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-dramatic-values-in-plautus-9970/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-dramatic-values-in-plautus-9970/chapters/3/index.md)