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References of law in Plautus' Curculio

ČERNOCH, Radek

Basic information

Original name

References of law in Plautus' Curculio

Authors

ČERNOCH, Radek (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Laetae segetes VI: International PhD Student Conference, November 12-14/2018, Brno, Department of Classical Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, 2018

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60202 Specific languages

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/18:00105410

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

Curculio; Plautus; Roman Law; Theatre

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 22/2/2019 09:41, Mgr. Marie Skřivanová

Abstract

V originále

This paper deals with references of law, which are mentioned in the comedy Curculio, written by Titus Maccius Plautus. There are many references of law in the text of the comedy, that can be divided into two groups – intentional and spontaneous. Plautus uses intentional references to achieve comical effects (e. g. usage of overly formal legal terminology in inappropriate situations). The spontaneous references of law are those, where the plot merely reflects the legal regulation (which might be incomprehensible for a modern reader) without any special purpose. In both cases, considering the lack of legal education of Plautus, we must also examine to which extent the references of law correspond to the legal regulation of that time, or whether its meaning is slightly distorted.

Links

MUNI/A/0916/2017, interní kód MU
Name: Zkoumání starověkých jazyků, jejich písemnictví a příslušných kultur, včetně jejich recepce – 2018 (Acronym: Staré jazyky, písemnictví, kultury)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A