In writing this book on the plays of New Comedy the author's aim is
to fill a gap in the existing literature by concentrating on what
one might look for in watching and reading these plays and why such
an exercise might be pleasurable. The social comedy of Menander,
Plautus and Terence provided a style of comic drama which was to
prove the root of all subsequent western comedy. Dr Hunter gives a
literary account of this drama, placing it in its ancient context
and then ranging over a number of specific topics and themes: the
dramatic craft of the poets, their exploration of how to give
variety to stereotyped plots and characters, the presentation of
women, the use of language and themes from tragedy, the place of
moralising and philosophy. All Greek and Latin is translated.
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