| Plautus: Amphitruo Contributor(s): Plautus (Author), Christenson, David M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521459974 ISBN-13: 9780521459976 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: This is the first edition of Platus' Amphitruo to appear in English for approximately forty years. It contains introductory essays, Latin text and a line-by-line commentary. Students will find this an indispensable tool in reading and translating the play, which was enormously popular in antiquity and has inspired modern adaptations by Moliere, Giraudoux and Harold Pinter, among others. Dr. Christenson makes use of both current critical approaches to theater and traditional classical scholarship to offer many new insights into this delightful comedy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 872.01 |
| LCCN: 99043670 |
| Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 4.91" W x 7.34" (0.80 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first edition of Platus' Amphitruo to appear in English for approximately forty years. It contains introductory essays, Latin text and a line-by-line commentary. Students will find this an indispensable tool in reading and translating the play, which was enormously popular in antiquity and has inspired modern adaptations by Moli re, Giraudoux and Harold Pinter, among others. Dr. Christenson makes use of both current critical approaches to theater and traditional classical scholarship to offer many new insights into this delightful comedy. |