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Asinaria; or, The Ass-Dealer

LibriVox recording of Asinaria; or, The Ass-Dealer by Titus Maccius Plautus. (Translated by Henry Thomas Riley.) Another Plautus comedy. Not too complicated: People behaving poorly, clever slaves aiding complicated plots, gullible tradesman (the Ass-Dealer) being taken advantage of, plots found out, and just retribution taken. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Demaenetus, an aged Athenian: ToddHW Argyrippus, his son, in love with Philenium: Greg Giordano Libanus, Servant of Demaenetus: Adrian Stephens Leonida, Servant of Demaenetus: redrun The Ass-Dealer: Alan Mapstone Diabolus, an Athenian Captain, the rival of Argyrippus: Beeswaxcandle A Parasite, a dependant of Diabolus: Larry Wilson Artemona, wife of Demaenetus: Sonia Cleaereta, a Procuress: Anna Maria Philenium, daughter of Cleaereta: Inkell Stage Directions: Estefanía Vidal Editing: ToddHW For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (47MB)

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