Plautus: The Comedies Contributor(s): Plautus (Author), Slavitt, David R. (Editor), Bovie, Palmer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0801850711 ISBN-13: 9780801850714 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1995 Annotation: "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 |
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: 0.83" H x 5.83" W x 8.92" (1.16 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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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. |