Poet and author of comedies that finely depict characters, many of which inspired Molière. Known for his phrase: "I am a man, and nothing human is foreign to me.
Biography:
Born in Carthage, he became a Roman slave as a child, and was soon freed by his master, Terentius Lucanus, who gave him a free man's education.
Publications:
- Les Adelphes (les Frères) (opposition entre deux approches éducatives, permissive ou répressive)
- L’Andrienne (histoire d'une jeune fille de l’île d’Andros)
- L’Hécyre (La belle-mère)
- L’Heautontimorroumenos (Le bourreau de soi-même)
- Le Phormion (Molière s'en inspire pour les Fourberies de Scapin)
- L’Eunuque
