Babio
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Babio in Latin is a 12th-century elegiac comedy consisting of 484 lines of elegiac distichs, the author and origin are unknown. It imitates Roman comedy and is indebted to Ovid, Plautus and Terence. It is preserved in five manuscripts, four of them in England and one in Berlin (Babio). It is written in dialogue form, suggesting that it may have been written as a drama. The main character, Babio, who is elderly and married, develops an unrequited passion for his step-daughter, Viola, who is already involved with a local lord, Croceus. Meanwhile, Babio's wife, Petula, is having a secret affair with a servant, Fodius. Much of the action is devoted to Babio's attempts to break up this affair (while still pursuing Viola) and the efforts of the pair to evade him.
Babio in Latin is a 12th-century elegiac comedy consisting of 484 lines of elegiac distichs, the author and origin are unknown. It imitates Roman comedy and is indebted to Ovid, Plautus and Terence. It is preserved in five manuscripts, four of them in England and one in Berlin (Babio). It is written in dialogue form, suggesting that it may have been written as a drama. The main character, Babio, who is elderly and married, develops an unrequited passion for his step-daughter, Viola, who is already involved with a local lord, Croceus. Meanwhile, Babio's wife, Petula, is having a secret affair with a servant, Fodius. Much of the action is devoted to Babio's attempts to break up this affair (while still pursuing Viola) and the efforts of the pair to evade him.
Editions
Edmond Faral (1948) M. M. Brennan, Charleston (1969).
See also
Medieval theatre Medieval Latin comedy
References
External links
The Influence of Plautus and Latin Elegiac Comedy on Chaucer's Fabliaux by Kathleen A. Bishop
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