This volume completes the Loeb Classical Library's new edition
of the leading writer of New Comedy. W. G. Arnott, an
internationally recognized Menander expert, provides a Greek text
based on careful study of recently discovered papyri, a facing
translation that is lucid and fits today's tastes, and full
explanatory notes.
So influential in antiquity--his plays were adapted for the
Roman stage by Plautus and Terence--Menander's comic art can now be
fully known and enjoyed. It is a comedy that focuses on the hazards
of love and trials of family life. This volume begins with "Samia"
(The Woman from Samos), which has come down to us nearly complete.
Here too are the very substantial extant portions of "Sikyonioi"
(The Sicyonians) and "Phasma" (The Apparition) as well as
"Synaristosai" (Women Lunching Together), on which Plautus's
"Cistellaria" (The Casket Comedy) was based. The volume also
includes a selection of papyrus fragments attributed to
Menander.
Arnott's edition of the great Hellenistic playwright has been
garnering wide praise for making these fragmentary texts more
accessible to readers, elucidating their dramatic movement. In the
words of David Konstan (writing in Scholia Reviews): "An excellent
guide to Menander...Arnott has given us fine texts, clear
translations, brief and useful introductions."
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Loeb Classical Library |
Release date: |
September 2000 |
First published: |
September 2000 |
Authors: |
Menander
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Editors: |
William Geoffrey Arnott
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Dimensions: |
162 x 108 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
656 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-99584-0 |
Subtitles: |
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-674-99584-8 |
Barcode: |
9780674995840 |
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