Plautus, Rome's earliest extant poet, was acclaimed by ancient critics above all for his mastery of language and his felicitous jokes; and yet in modern times relatively little attention has been devoted to elucidating these elements fully. In Funny Words in Plautine Comedy, Michael Fontaine reassesses some of the premises and nature of Plautus' comedies. Mixing textual and literary criticism, Fontaine argues that many of Plautus' jokes and puns were misunderstood already in antiquity, and that with them the names and identities of some familiar characters were misconceived. Central to his study are issues of Plautine language, style, psychology, coherence of characterization, and irony. By examining the comedian's tendency to make up and misuse words, Fontaine sheds new light on the close connection between Greek and Roman comedy. Considerable attention is also paid to Plautus' audience and to the visual elements in his plays. The result is a reappraisal that will challenge many received views of Plautus, positioning him as a poet writing in the Hellenistic tradition for a knowledgeable and sophisticated audience. All quotations from Latin, Greek, and other foreign languages are translated. Extensive indices, including a "pundex," facilitate ease of reference among the many jokes and plays on words discussed in the text.

Funny Words in Plautine Comedy

Literature & Fiction

Fontaine, Michael

Dramas & Plays

Oxford University Press

Knowledge and Communities is the first book dedicated to a major new knowledge management topic. "Communities of Practice" are cross-organizational groups of people sharing knowledge, solving common problems, and exchanging insights and frustrations. Knowledge and Communities, a collection of authoritative articles, describes the dynamics of these groups and explains how they enable organizational knowledge to be creating, shared, and applied. The book teaches how organizations can empower both traditional and on-line communities and make them a cornerstone of a general knowledge management strategy. Readers will learn how communities can help unify an organization and its external stakeholders, such as customers and suppliers, and how they can critically support an e-commerce strategy. Knowledge and Communities will help readers understand a primary vehicle for building an organization's social capital and competitive advantage. Hot-topic - addresses how virtual/on-line communities drive an organization's e-commerce and knowledge strategies Establishes best practices for building and maintaining traditional and virtual communities

Knowledge and Communities (Resources for the Knowledge-Based Economy,)

Business & Money

Lesser, Eric

Slusher, Jason

Management & Leadership

Routledge

Knowledge and Communities is the first book dedicated to a major new knowledge management topic. "Communities of Practice" are cross-organizational groups of people sharing knowledge, solving common problems, and exchanging insights and frustrations. Knowledge and Communities, a collection of authoritative articles, describes the dynamics of these groups and explains how they enable organizational knowledge to be creating, shared, and applied. The book teaches how organizations can empower both traditional and on-line communities and make them a cornerstone of a general knowledge management strategy. Readers will learn how communities can help unify an organization and its external stakeholders, such as customers and suppliers, and how they can critically support an e-commerce strategy. Knowledge and Communities will help readers understand a primary vehicle for building an organization's social capital and competitive advantage.

Knowledge and Communities

So What's in the Petri Dish, Dr. Periwinkle?

What's it like to know that your future and a decision that could possibly change your future in a huge way is going to be decided not as much by scientists, but by politicians? That's exactly what Dr. Oliver Periwinkle learns only after a few months as Chair of the Albert Einstein Department of Science and Technology at Belvedere Crossing University. Excited by the prospect of joining the faculty of one of the nation's pre-eminent research institutions in the fall of 2000; he brings with him the promise of a significant federal grant to continue a highly controversial Stem cell initiative. Obviously life is good. But as quickly as fortunes can blossom, they can turn, and turn they do as a bizarre series of events start to unfold. So begins the often amusing and delightful romp through the 'Halls of Letters' that chronicle a litany of asinine behavior, a gluttony of academic has-beens, political crackpots, government double-talk and of course-corruption and greed. 'So what's in the Petri dish' is set in a university environment fractured by cynicism and an insanity that has run-a-muck. Periwinkle encounters a host of good guys and bad guys, G-men and 'Wise-guys' in a brush with Nobel Prize fortune and fame; corporate espionage and congressional hearings where "I have no recollection of that Senator" more often than not is bellowed by just about anyone with something to hide. It is an exaggeration of the absurd-a microcosm that peeks behind its own closed doors, secret files, and clandestine meetings only to discover time and time again, 'the enemy is us' 'So what's in the Petri dish' is the coming of age of a naïve latter day scholar who is indoctrinated to a culture of perpetual chaos as a university transforms itself in the midst of perhaps one of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time. Here we get a glimpse of idealism as it comes face to face with reality

Humor & Satire

AuthorHouse Publishing

For forty years, American priest and friar Reginald Foster, O.C.C., worked in the Latin Letters office of the Roman Curia's Secretary of State in Vatican City. As Latinist of four popes, he soon emerged as an internationally recognised authority on the Latin language - some have said, the internationally recognised authority, consulted by scholars, priests, and laymen worldwide. In 1986, he began teaching an annual summer Latin course that attracted advanced students and professors from around the globe. This volume gathers contributions from some of his many students in honor of his enduring influence and achievements. Its chapters explore a wide range of linguistic and literary evidence from antiquity to the present day in a variety of theoretical perspectives. If the motivation for putting together this collection has been to reflect (and reflect upon) Foster's influences on Latin scholarship and pedagogy, its title alludes - via the medieval folk etymology of the word "labyrinthus" ("quasi labor intus") - to its theme: ambiguity in Latin literature.

Quasi Labor Intus: Ambiguity in Latin Literature

Biographies & Memoirs

Short, William M.

McNamara, Charles

Professionals & Academics

Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study, Inc.

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Habit Stacking: 10 Effective Ways to Break Bad Habits: End Procrastination, & Increase Productivity to Create Constant Wealth, Happiness, and Success (Ultimate Guides to Live Better)

Business Culture

Independently published

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