Word: andronicus
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Livius Andronicus was the first Roman to translate Greek plays. His example was followed by Plautus and Terence. These two are much alike. They both followed Greek plays singly or combined scenes from several into one. In Plautus the combinations are often gross and very apparent, while in Terence they are far more subtle and difficult to perceive. In their comedies the scenes are usually laid in Greece, the costumes and money Grecian, but the oaths are always Roman. Plautus's experience as a trader accounts for his knowledge of a seaman's life. "Whoever wants a peck of trouble...
...Titus Andronicus properly attributed to Shakespeare...
...tendency was to make life synchronus. Humanity is the same all down the ages, and it is a gracious and likeable humanity, which he presents to us. His sympathies are always with the subjects. In Titus Andronicus alone, are we introduced to a state which is rotten, and, be it remarked, there is great doubt concerning the authorship of that play. Shakespeare is much more moral than his contemporaries, and always, there is a tendency towards something better...