Take away the last stanzas, which should be applied more definitely to the body, or cut away altogether as a lie against eternal verity, and the poem stands as one of the finest of Monodies.
"The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)"
Frederic G. Kenyon
Now it will be shown that familiar address of the audience and the singing of Monodies to musical accompaniment are essential features of Plautus' style, and many other implements of the lower types of modern drama are among his favorite devices.
"The Dramatic Values in Plautus"
Wilton Wallace Blancke
Strong evidence of loose construction and lack of a technical dramatic ideal is contained in the large number of scenes padded out with pointless badinage, often tiresome, often wholly episodical in nature, as the Monodies, and putting for a time a complete check on the plot.
"The Dramatic Values in Plautus"
Wilton Wallace Blancke