Editing Plautus (section)

===The Middle Ages and early Renaissance===
Plautus was apparently read in the 9th century. His form was too complex to be fully understood, however, and, as indicated by the ''[[Terentius et delusor]]'', it was unknown at the time if Plautus was writing in prose or verse.

W. B. Sedgwick has provided a record of the ''Amphitruo'', perennially one of Plautus' most famous works. It was the most popular Plautine play in the Middle Ages, and publicly performed at the Renaissance; it was the first Plautine play to be translated into English.

The influence of Plautus's plays was felt in the early 16th century. Limited records suggest that the first known university production of Plautus in England was of ''Miles Gloriosus'' at Oxford in 1522–3. The ''magnum jornale'' of Queens College contains a reference to a ''comoedia Plauti'' in either 1522 or 1523. This fits directly with comments made in the poems of Leland about the date of the production. The next production of ''Miles Gloriosus'' that is known from limited records was given by the Westminster School in 1564.<ref>L. Bradner. "The First Cambridge Production of Miles Gloriosus." ''Modern Language Notes'', 70.6 (1955), pp. 400–403.</ref> Other records also tell us about performances of the ''Menaechmi''. From our knowledge, performances were given in the house of Cardinal Wolsey by boys of St. Paul's School as early as 1527.<ref>H. W. Cole. "The Influence of Plautus and Terence Upon the Stonyhurst Pageants". ''Modern Language Notes'' 38 (1923) 393–399.</ref>