| Amphitryon. the Comedy of Asses. the Pot of Gold. the Two Bacchises. the Captives Contributor(s): Plautus (Author), de Melo, Wolfgang (Editor), de Melo, Wolfgang (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674996534 ISBN-13: 9780674996533 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Latin Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 872.01 |
| LCCN: 2010924480 |
| Series: Loeb Classical Library |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 4.6" W x 6.4" (1.15 lbs) 768 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205-184 BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moli re to modern times. This first volume of a new Loeb edition of all 21 of Plautus's extant comedies presents Amphitruo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, and Captivi with freshly edited texts, lively modern translations, and ample explanatory notes. Accompanying the plays is a detailed introduction to Plautus's oeuvre as a whole, discussing his techniques of translation and adaptation, his use of Roman humor, stage conventions, language and meter, and his impact on the Greco-Roman comedic theater and beyond. |
Contributor Bio(s): de Melo, Wolfgang: - Wolfgang de Melo is University Lecturer in Classical Philology at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. |