SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: Terence

»Publius Terentius Afer (/təˈrɛnʃiəs, -ʃəs/; c. 195/185 – c. 159 BC), better known in English as Terence (/ˈtɛrəns/), was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. All six of Terence's plays survive complete and were originally produced between 166–160 BC.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Ancient Rome

II. Geographical Index: European History: Italian History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Demetriou, Chrysanthi. »Controversial Topics in School and Literature: Hrotswitha and Donatus on Terence's Rapes.« Journal of Latin Cosmopolitanism and European Literatures No. 3 (2020): 2-22.

[Info] James, Sharon L. »Gender and Sexuality in Terence.« A Companion to Terence. Edited by Antony Augoustakis et al. Oxford 2013: 175-194.

[Info] Witzke, Serena S. »Harlots, Tarts, and Hussies? A Problem of Terminology for Sex Labor in Roman Comedy.« Helios 42 (2015): 7-27.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Witzke, Serena S. »Harlots, Tarts, and Hussies: A Crisis of Terminology for "Sex Labor".« 144^th Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association. Seattle 2013.

Eunuchus

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Eunuchus (The Eunuch) is a comedy written by the 2nd century BC Roman playwright Terence featuring a complex plot of rape and reconciliation. It was Terence's most successful play during his lifetime. Suetonius notes how the play was staged twice in a single day and won Terence 8,000 sesterces. The play is a loose translation of one written by Menander in Greek.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Ancient Greece

II. Geographical Index: European History: Greek History

III. Topical Index: Fictional Offenders: Chaerea; Fictional Victims: Pamphila | Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Christenson, David M. »Eunuchus.« A Companion to Terence. Edited by Antony Augoustakis et al. Oxford 2013: 262-280.

[Info] James, Sharon L. »From Boys to Men: Rape and Developing Masculinity in Terence's Hecyra and Eunuchus.« Helios 25 (1998): 31-48.

[Info] Löbcke, Konrad. »Die Verharmlosung sexueller Gewalt in Petrons Satyrica (Petr. 9-11) und in der griechisch-römischen Komödie.« Forschungen zur Gewalt in der römischen Antike. Edited by Justine Diemke. Stuttgart 2023: 35-58.

[Info] Mello Jéssica F., et al. »"Que fez ele?": estupro e suas possíveis consequências no Eunuco de Terêncio.« Aletria 33 (2023): 140-158.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Dufallo, Basil J. »In the Image of Jupiter: Ecphrasis, Rape, and Greek Culture in Terence's Eunuchus.« 143^rd Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association. Philadelphia 2012.

[Info] James, Sharon L. »From Boys to Men: Rape on the Continuum of Masculinity in Terence's Hecyra and Eunuchus.« Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association. Atlanta 1994.

[Info] Löbcke, Konrad. »"Si Lucretia es, Tarquinium invenisti." Sexuelle Gewalt in Petrons Satyrica und in der antiken Komödie.« Vis omnia vincit? Neue Perspektiven zur Gewalt in der griechisch-römischen Antike Hamburg 2021.

Hecyra

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Hecyra (The Mother-in-Law) is a comedic Latin play by the early Roman playwright Terence. The story concerns a young man, Pamphilus, who has a girlfriend, the courtesan Bacchis, but is forced by his father to marry a neighbour's daughter Philumena. Before the wedding took place Philumena was raped by an unknown man. When a baby is born, Pamphilus at first disowns Philumena, but in the end it turns out that he himself is the father of the baby and husband and wife are reconciled. Much of the play deals with the distress which Pamphilus's behaviour causes himself and his own and Philumena's parents. A comedic element is provided by a lazy gossip-hungry slave, Parmeno, who is made to run around on errands and is kept in the dark about what is happening. The mother-in-law in the title is Pamphilus's mother Sostrata, who is falsely accused of unkindness towards Philumena; but Pamphilus's own mother-in-law Myrrina also has an important role.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Ancient Greece

II. Geographical Index: European History: Greek History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape | Representations: Literary Texts: Antonios Matesis

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] James, Sharon L. »From Boys to Men: Rape and Developing Masculinity in Terence's Hecyra and Eunuchus.« Helios 25 (1998): 31-48.

[Info] Mulder, Tara. »Female Trouble in Terence's Hecyra: Rape-Pregnancy Plots and the Absence of Abortion in Roman Comedy.« Helios 48 (2019): 35-56.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] James, Sharon L. »From Boys to Men: Rape on the Continuum of Masculinity in Terence's Hecyra and Eunuchus.« Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association. Atlanta 1994.