Roman Comedy XXVII: Humanism in Roman Comedy

We wrap up the Roman comedies in today’s episode.

Roman comedies are very domestic, so they have much to say about human relationships. What do they tell us about being parents or children? Neighbors? Husbands? Wives? Siblings? Friends? Any of the other relationships we’ve seen?

Roman comedies are also filled with stock characters. What do they hell us about being young or old? Rich or poor? Master or servant?

And, of course, if there’s anything else about Roman Comedy as a whole that you’d like to discuss, please share.

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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