Miles Gloriosus; The Braggart Captain: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Miles Gloriosus; The Braggart Captain, credited to Titus Maccius Plautus, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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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, servant of Pyrgopolinices: VocalPenguin Sceledrus, another servant of Pyrgopolinices: Mike Manolakes Lucrio, a lad, an under-servant of Pyrgopolinices: WendyKatzHiller Cario, cook to Periplecomenus: Andrew Gaunce A Boy and A Servant: Sandra Schmit Philocomasium, the mistress of Pyrgopolinices: Matea Bracic Acroteleutium, a Courtesan: Sonia Milphidippa, her maid: Jenn Broda Stage Directions: Jim Locke Editing: ToddHW

Recording facts

• Recording title: Miles Gloriosus; The Braggart Captain
• Author credits: Titus Maccius Plautus
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 2:33:07

Catalogue topics

• pirates
• clever slave
• separated lovers

Track guide

1. 01 - Act 1 — 10:34
2. 02 - Act 2 — 51:15
3. 03 - Act 3 — 34:34
4. 04 - Act 4 — 49:58
5. 05 - Act 5 — 6:46

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