The Greek Aulularia: A Study of the Original of Plautus' Masterpiece

THE GREEK AULULARIA: A STUDY OF THE ORIGINAL OF PLAUTUS' MASTERPIECE
CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
Introduction; a sketch of the action of the Aulularia
The date, the author and the title of the original
Euclio 's character
The gods of the Aulularia
Imitation and original. Krieger. Bierma
Symptoms of drastic changes noticed in the theme, the characters and the action
The entr'actes of the original
The scene of action. The stage-setting
The origin of the treasure. The Heros and his task
The characters
	a Strobilus and Pythodicus. Corruption of the text?
		Revision?
		Plautus himself the culprit; Dziatzko and Bierma
		Criticism. In Plautus Eunomia is not Megadorus' housemate
		An explanation of the discrepancies
		In the original Lyconides was Megadorus' son
		Strobilus
	b. Eunomia; originally she does not figure in the scene II 1, verses 120 ff.
	c. Lyconides
	d. Staphyla; her part in the original anagnorisis
	e. Phaedra. The partus (verse 691) is an innovation by Plautus
	Conclusions
		Megadorus and Lyconides
		Eunomia in the original
		Lyconides' share in the exposition
		Staphyla's part
		Strobilus and Pythodicus
		The anagnorisis: Lyconides, Staphyla, Eunomia
	Final conclusion. The secret of Phaedra's birth
Excisions and insertions
	A sketch of the original action
		I 3 Megadorus-Lyconides, replaced by verses 120—175
		113 Staphyla Lyconides
		III 3 Staphyla-Strobilus
		III 4 Strobilus-Pythodicus
		IV 3 Anagnorisis. Lyconides Eunomia-Staphyla
		IV 4 Monologue of Eunomia
		IV 5 Megadorus-Eunomia, see verses 120 ff
		IV 6 Megadorus-Euclio
		IV 8 Lyconides-Strobilus
		Alterations in Aulularia
	Rough extent of the excisions
		Insertions: verses 494—533
		verses 415—448, 451—459
		reconstruction of the original action between verse 414 and verse 586
		verses 624—681
		verses 587—607
		alterations in verses 608—623
The Lar's prologue and the place of the Hems-monologue
The 5th act and its basis
	V 1, Lyconides and Strobil us' stratagem
		V 3, preparation
		Strobilus' vision and the Heros
		Papyrus Hibeh I 5
		V 4 Lyconides-Megadorus Strobilus- Euclio
The lost conclusion of the Aulularia
Original and imitation
The causes of Plautus' alterations
A comparative survey of Plautus' Aulularia and its original
Register of places