Epidicus by Plautus

Acknowledgments				vii
Introduction				1
	The Plot of Epidicus			12
		Loose Ends		14
	The Roman Theatre			16

Latin Text of Epidicus with Language Notes				19
	Helpful Information for Reading the Latin Text			21
	The Rhythm of Plautus			27
		Trochaic Septenarii		27
		Iambic Senarii		28

The Play in Latin				31
	PERSONAE			33
	ACTVS I			35
		1.1	EPIDICVS, THESPRIO	35
		1.2	STRATIPPOCLES, CHAERIBVLVS, EPIDICVS	46
	ACTVS II			53
		2.1	APOECIDES, PERIPHANES	53
		2.2	EPIDICVS, APOECIDES, PERIPHANES	55
		2.3	EPIDICVS	68
	ACTVS III			71
		3.1	STRATIPPOCLES, CHAERIBVLVS	71
		3.2	EPIDICVS, STRATIPPOCLES, CHAERIBVLVS	73
		3.3	PERIPHANES, APOECIDES, SERVOS	78
		3.4	MILES, PERIPHANES	83
		3.4a	PERIPHANES, MILES, FIDICINA	86
	ACTVS IV			91
		4.1	PHILIPPA, PERIPHANES	91
		4.2	ACROPOLISTIS, PERIPHANES, PHILIPPA	96
	ACTVS V			101
		5.1	STRATIPPOCLES, EPIDICVS, DANISTA, TELESTIS	101
		5.2	PERIPHANES, APOECIDES, EPIDICVS	108

Translation of Plautus’s Epidicus				117
	About the Translation			119

The Play in English				123
	Cast of Characters			125
	Setting			127
	ACT 1			129
		1.1	Scene with Epidicus and Thesprio	129
		1.2	Scene with Stratippocles, Chaeribulus, and Epidicus	135
	ACT 2			139
		2.1	Scene with Apoecides and Periphanes	139
		2.2	Scene with Epidicus, Periphanes, and Apoecides	140
		2.3	Scene with Epidicus	147
	ACT 3			149
		3.1	Scene with Stratippocles and Chaeribulus	149
		3.2	Scene with Epidicus, Stratippocles, and Chaeribulus	150
		3.3	Scene with Periphanes, Apoecides, a Slave, and the [Hired] Lyre-Player (Who Doesn’t Speak in this Scene)	153
		3.4	Scene with the Soldier and Periphanes (and an Unnamed, Non-Speaking Slave)	155
		3.4a	Scene with Periphanes, the Soldier, and the [Hired] Lyre-Player	156
	ACT 4			159
		4.1	Scene with Philippa and Periphanes	159
		4.2	Scene with Acropolistis, Periphanes, and Philippa	162
	ACT 5			165
		5.1	Scene with Stratippocles, Epidicus, the Moneylender, and Telestis	165
		5.2	Scene with Periphanes, Apoecides, and Epidicus	168
Argumentum (Plot Summary)				173
	Acrostic Translation of the Argumentum			175
	Literal Translation of the Argumentum			177

Works Cited				179
Index				183

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