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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Adelphoe Information
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 Adelphoe, also written Adelphoi and Adelphi (English: The brothers) is a play by Terence, a Roman playwright. It was first performed in 160 BC at the funeral of Aemilius Paulus. Adelphoe aroused controversy since Terence added in it a scene from a play... 
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Dana F. Sutton
5,236 words, approx. 18 pages
 In the essay below, Sutton discusses Terence's use of realism in The Brothers, concluding that his plays were unpopular because "at their very heart is a philosophy of life that is incompatible with the innate outlook of ancient comedy."
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W. Ralph Johnson
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In the following essay, Johnson delineates the defects in the character of Micio in The Brothers, flaws which prepare us for his fall at the play's conclusion.
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