Miles Gloriosus; The Braggart Captain

About this film

LibriVox recording of Miles Gloriosus; The Braggart Captain by Titus Maccius Plautus. (Translated by Henry Thomas Riley.) Read in English by Alan Mapstone; Son of the Exiles; Jim Locke; ToddHW; Mike Manolakes; Matea Bracic; VocalPenguin; Sonia; Adrian Stephens; WendyKatzHiller; Sandra Schmit; Jenn Broda; Andrew Gaunce Pleusicles loves Philocomasium, but she is kidnapped by Pyrgopolinices. Palaestrio, faithful servant to Pleusicles, witnesses this and goes to tell his master, but is captured by Pirates and ends up a servant to Pyrgopolinices as well. Palaestrio still gets word to Pleusicles, who arrives on scene. Palaestrio then invents a complex and daring plan involving mistresses, supposed twin sisters, disguises, family friends in the right places, and a monkey to try to escape Pyrgopolinices and reunite Pleusicles and Philocomasium. (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is based on this and two other Plautus plays.) - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Pyrgopolinices, the Braggart Captain: Son of the Exiles Artotrogus, a Parasite: Alan Mapstone Periplecomenus, an old gentleman, the friend of Pleusicles: ToddHW Pleusicles, a young Athenian: Adrian Stephens Palaestrio, servan…

Directors & creators

Titus Maccius Plautus

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;pirates; clever slave; separated lovers

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