Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What does Plautus mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Plautus? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC) of the Old Latin period.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Examples
On the afternoon of the same Sunday she returned to the antechapel and witnessed a play of Plautus.
Whether in fact these scenes are the most strongly contrasted in Plautus we do not know without comprehensive examination of all his septenarii.
Menander's plays are mainly known through the works of the Roman dramatists Plautus and Terence, who translated and adapted them, along with other stock plots and characters of Greek New Comedy, for the Roman stage.
Plautus scattered songs through his plays and increased the humor with puns and wisecracks, plus comic actions by the actors.
Plautus wrote for the masses, crafting simple plots populated by lively characters and full of exuberant energy.
Plautus calls an entertainment free from these despicable guests, hospitium sine muscis.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024