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<p>Notes on Contributors viii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xiii</p> <p>Introduction 1<br /> <i>Antony Augoustakis and Ariana Traill</i></p> <p><b>PART I Terence and Ancient Comedy 15</b></p> <p>1. Terence and Greek New Comedy 17<br /> <i>Peter Brown</i></p> <p>2. Terence and the Traditions of Roman New Comedy 33<br /> <i>George Fredric Franko</i></p> <p>3. Terence and Non-Comic Intertexts 52<br /> <i>Alison Sharrock</i></p> <p>4. Fabula Stataria: Language and Humor in Terence 69<br /> <i>Heather Vincent</i></p> <p>5. Meter and Music 89<br /> <i>Timothy J. Moore</i></p> <p><b>PART II Contexts and Themes 111</b></p> <p>6. Terence and the Scipionic Grex 113<br /> <i>Daniel P. Hanchey</i></p> <p>7. opera in bello, in otio, in negotio: Terence and Rome in the 160s bce 132<br /> <i>John H. Starks, Jr.</i></p> <p>8. Religious Ritual and Family Dynamics in Terence 156<br /> <i>T.H.M. Gellar-Goad</i></p> <p>9. Gender and Sexuality in Terence 175<br /> <i>Sharon L. James</i></p> <p>10. Family and Household in the Comedies of Terence 195<br /> <i>Z.M. Packman</i></p> <p>11. Masters and Slaves 211<br /> <i>Evangelos Karakasis</i></p> <p><b>PART III The Plays 223</b></p> <p>12. Andria 225<br /> <i>Robert Germany</i></p> <p>13. Heauton Timorumenos 243<br /> <i>Eckard Lef èvre</i></p> <p>14. Eunuchus 262<br /> <i>David M. Christenson</i></p> <p>15. Phormio 281<br /> <i>Stavros Frangoulidis</i></p> <p>16. Hecyra 295<br /> <i>Ortwin Knorr</i></p> <p>17. Adelphoe 318<br /> <i>Ariana Traill</i></p> <p><b>PART IV Reception 341</b></p> <p>18. History of the Text and Scholia 343<br /> <i>Benjamin Victor</i></p> <p>19. Terence in Latin Literature from the Second Century bce to the Second Century ce 363<br /> <i>Roman Müller</i></p> <p>20. Terence in Late Antiquity 380<br /> <i>Andrew Cain</i></p> <p>21. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim Christianizes Terence 397<br /> <i>Antony Augoustakis</i></p> <p>22. ‘‘Thou shalt present me as an eunuch to him’’: Terence in Early Modern England 410<br /> <i>Martine van Elk</i></p> <p>23. mulier inopia et cognatorum neglegentia coacta: Thornton Wilder’s Tragic Take on The Woman of Andros 429<br /> <i>Mathias Hanses</i></p> <p>24. Terence in Translation 446<br /> <i>John Barsby</i></p> <p>25. Performing Terence (and Hrotsvit) Now 466<br /> <i>Mary-Kay Gamel</i></p> <p>References 482</p> <p>General Index 515</p> <p>Index Locorum 523</p>

"In this Volume, the editors have aimed to offer 'a wide-ranging guide to studying Terence's plays within the historical and social-political context in which they were produced'. Their goal has been realized- but neither fully nor without problems; and, although there is a wealth of information contextualizing the playright and his work, the notion that his plays were primarily comic strips designed for live performances should have been represented more strongly in the volume." (<i>The Journal of Roman Studies</i>, May 2016)

<b>Antony Augoustakis</b> is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of <i>Motherhood and the Other: Fashioning Female Power in Flavian Epic</i> (2010) and <i>Plautus' Mercator</i> (2009).<br /> <br /> <p><b>Ariana Traill</b> is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of <i>Women and the Comic Plot in Menander</i> (2008) and numerous articles on Greek and Roman comedy and its reception.</p>

<i>A Companion to Terence</i> offers the first comprehensive collection of essays on Terence in English. It includes a detailed study of Terence’s plays, situating them in their socio-historical context and exploring their reception from the Classical through late antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, to present day literature and performance.<br /> <br /> <p>Each chapter discusses key issues in Terence, including Terence’s relationship with his Greco-Roman models, his language and style, the question of performance and dramatic technique, and the socio-political background that shapes the themes, characters, structures, and cultural-political concerns.</p> <p><i>A Companion to Terence</i> is a useful research tool for the growing number of scholars, students and critics of Terence and Roman comedy.</p>

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