Jak postępować z Innym? Plautyński poradnik na wypadek spotkania Obcego
Meeting the Other. Dos and Don’ts — A Plautinian Guide

Author(s): Patrycja Matusiak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: „other”; Plautus; comedy; Poenulus; Hanno;Carthage;
Summary/Abstract: In Plautus’ comedy, titled Poenulus, there is a character of Hanno the Carthaginian. This a little bit humorous “guide” is based on the behavior of a main character — a slave Agarastocles — Milphio, and a soldier Antamenides. Their interactions with Hanno — an alien they have met — can be divided into classification (stereotypization based on a picture), adaptation (with the use of sophisticated insults, metaphors, as well as comparisons) and interaction itself (a conversation in Pseudo-Punic language). All mentioned stages provide vis comica.

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