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miles gloriosus

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miles gloriosus, the braggart soldier, a stock character in Greek and Roman comedy, and also the title of a play by Plautus, which contains a prototype of the role in its protagonist, Pyrgopolynices. Elements of the miles gloriosus may be found in Shakespeare's Parolles, Pistol, and Falstaff, in Jonson's Captain Bobadill, and in Beaumont and Fletcher's Bessus.

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miles gloriosus

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miles gloriosus (in literature) a boastful soldier as a stock figure. The term, which is Latin, comes from the title of a comedy by Plautus (c.250–184 bc).

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "miles gloriosus." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-milesgloriosus.html

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