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| Name: |
Terence | | Variant Name: |
Publius Terentius Afer | | Birth Date: |
195 B.C. | | Death Date: |
159 B.C. | | Place of Birth: |
Carthage | | Nationality: |
Roman | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
playwright |
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 Biography of Terence
1,353 words, approx. 5 pages
 Terence (195-159 BC), or Publius Terentius Afer, was a Roman comic playwright. As a translator and adapter of the Greek New Comedy, produced about 336-250 BC, he gave near-perfect form and expression in Latin to the comedy of manners. Information about... summary from source:
Biography of Terence
4,637 words, approx. 16 pages
 By composing six popular comedies, Terence became pivotal in the development of Latin literature and, because his plays have never ceased to be read, eventually of European drama. Writing toward the beginning of Rome's engagement with Greek culture,... 
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 Terence Quotes
833 words, approx. 3 pages
Publius Terentius Afer , better known as Terence, was a comic playwright of the Roman Republic. His date of birth is -184 in Carthage, he was a berber, but his comedies were performed for the first time ca. 170 BC-160 BC, and he died young in 159 BC....
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Terence Information
871 words, approx. 3 pages
Publius Terentius Afer, better known as Terence, was a playwright of the Roman Republic. His comedies were performed for the first time ca. 170-160 BC, and he died young probably in 159 BC, in Greece or on his way back to Rome. Terentius Lucanus, a...
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Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by R. H. Martin
9,128 words, approx. 30 pages
Below, Martin supplies a summary of the development of Roman comedy to Terence's time, and then goes on to discuss the sources, themes, characters, and style of the The Brothers.
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Critical Essay by Benedetto Croce
7,917 words, approx. 26 pages
An Italian educator, philosopher, and author, Croce developed a highly influential theory of literary creation and a concomitant critical method. In defining the impetus and execution of poetry, Croce conceives of the mind as capable of two distinct modes of thought, which he terms cognition and volition. Cognition mental activity is theoretical and speculative, while volition is the mind's practical application of ideas originating in the cognitive realm. Croce's literary theories had a prof... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Gilbert Norwood
7,461 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following excerpt from his reconsideration of Terence, Norwood presents a detailed examination of the plot structure of Terence's comedies.
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