A comprehensive collection of essays by leading scholars in thefield that address, in a single volume, several key issues ininterpreting Terence offering a detailed study of Terence'splays and situating them in their socio-historical context, as wellas documenting their reception through to present day* The first comprehensive collection of essays onTerence in English, by leading scholars in the field* Covers a range of topics, including both traditionaland modern concerns of gender, race, and reception* Features a wide-ranging but interconnected series ofessays that offer new perspectives in interpreting Terence* Includes an introduction discussing the life ofTerence, its impact on subsequent studies of the poet, and thequestion of his ethnicity

Notes on Contributors viiiAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 1Antony Augoustakis and Ariana TraillPART I Terence and Ancient Comedy 151. Terence and Greek New Comedy 17Peter Brown2. Terence and the Traditions of Roman New Comedy 33George Fredric Franko3. Terence and Non-Comic Intertexts 52Alison Sharrock4. Fabula Stataria: Language and Humor in Terence 69Heather Vincent5. Meter and Music 89Timothy J. MoorePART II Contexts and Themes 1116. Terence and the Scipionic Grex 113Daniel P. Hanchey7. opera in bello, in otio, in negotio: Terence and Rome in the160s bce 132John H. Starks, Jr.8. Religious Ritual and Family Dynamics in Terence 156T.H.M. Gellar-Goad9. Gender and Sexuality in Terence 175Sharon L. James10. Family and Household in the Comedies of Terence 195Z.M. Packman11. Masters and Slaves 211Evangelos KarakasisPART III The Plays 22312. Andria 225Robert Germany13. Heauton Timorumenos 243Eckard Lef èvre14. Eunuchus 262David M. Christenson15. Phormio 281Stavros Frangoulidis16. Hecyra 295Ortwin Knorr17. Adelphoe 318Ariana TraillPART IV Reception 34118. History of the Text and Scholia 343Benjamin Victor19. Terence in Latin Literature from the Second Century bce tothe Second Century ce 363Roman Müller20. Terence in Late Antiquity 380Andrew Cain21. Hrotsvit of Gandersheim Christianizes Terence 397Antony Augoustakis22. ''Thou shalt present me as an eunuch tohim'': Terence in Early Modern England 410Martine van Elk23. mulier inopia et cognatorum neglegentia coacta: ThorntonWilder's Tragic Take on The Woman of Andros 429Mathias Hanses24. Terence in Translation 446John Barsby25. Performing Terence (and Hrotsvit) Now 466Mary-Kay GamelReferences 482General Index 515Index Locorum 523