"The Place, the Pimp, the Profit: Puns on Lycus’ Name in Plautus’ Poenulus (Pub. Date Tentative)" by Peter G Barrios-Lech

Article

The Place, the Pimp, the Profit: Puns on Lycus’ Name in Plautus’ Poenulus (Pub. Date Tentative)

Classical World (2018)

Peter G Barrios-Lech

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The article advances a pun on Lycus' name (one of the central characters in Plautus' "The Little Carthaginian"), and argues for its importance to plot and characterization.

Keywords

Plautus,
Puns,
Latin Literature

Disciplines

Classics and
Classical Literature and Philology

Publication Date

2018

Citation Information

Peter G Barrios-Lech. "The Place, the Pimp, the Profit: Puns on Lycus’ Name in Plautus’ Poenulus (Pub. Date Tentative)" Classical World (2018)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/peter_barrios-lech/23/