| Plautus: The Comedies Contributor(s): Slavitt, David R. (Editor), Bovie, Palmer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801850576 ISBN-13: 9780801850578 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 Annotation: 'The works of Plautus.' writes Palmer Bovie, 'mark the real beginning of Roman literature.' Now Bovie and David Slavitt have brought together a distinguished group of translators in a four volume set of all twenty-one surviving comedies of one of Western literature's greatest dramatists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 872.01 |
| LCCN: 94045317 |
| Series: Plautus (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.89" W x 9" (1.18 lbs) 408 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." In these lively new translations, which effectively communicate the vitality and verve of the originals, the plays of Plautus are accessible to a new generation. Plays and translators: Volume 1: Amphitryon, Constance Carrier. Miles Gloriosus, Erich Segal. Captivi, Richard Moore. Casina, Richard Beacham. Curculio, Henry Taylor Volume 2: Rudens, Constance Carrier. Aulularia, Palmer Bovie. Bacchides, James Tatum. Mercator, George Garrett. Truculentus, James Tatum |
Contributor Bio(s): Slavitt, David R.: - David R. Slavitt, poet, novelist, critic, and journalist, has published more than fifty books. His translations include the Metamorphoses of Ovid, The Fables of Avianus, the "Eclogues" and "Georgics" of Virgil, and Seneca: The Tragedies, Vols. 1 and 2, all available from Johns Hopkins. |