Plaute, Pseudolus
edited and translated by Alfred Ernout, introduction by Jean-Pierre Neraudau
Comme son pere refuse de lui donner l’argent necessaire pour racheter la jeune femme qu’il aime au proxenete qui la possede, un jeune homme fait appel a un esclave qui denoue la situation. Rien de nouveau sous le soleil de la comedie. Or, justement, “il faut apporter sur la scene d’une maniere nouvelle quelque nouvelle invention”, declare Pseudolus, l’esclave charge de mener le jeu. Et il s’inquiete: s’il ne trouvait pas la ruse qui convient? Si les mots lui manquaient? Si le pere et le proxenete ne se laissaient pas tromper? Si la fortune n’etait pas au rendez-vous? Au bout du compte, rien ne manque, surtout pas les mots manies avec une eclatante virtuosite par les deux grands roles de l’esclave et du proxenete. La piece demontre comment se compose une comedie, entre les contraintes du code et la fantaisie du poete. Il n’est pas etonnant que Plaute ait eu une particuliere affection pour cette magistrale lecon d’art dramatique.
- By (author) Plaute
- Introduction by Jean-Pierre Neraudau
- Edited and translated by Alfred Ernout
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