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Roche's translations of Amphitryon, Miles Gloriosus, and The
Prisoners clearly illustrate how Plautus' writing has withstood the
test of time. Includes an analysis of Plautus' approach to comedy
and background on the social and political customs of his times.
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 Moliere to modern times.
This fifth volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of
Plautus's extant comedies presents Stichus, Three-Dollar Day,
Truculentus, The Tale of a Traveling-Bag, and fragments with
freshly edited texts, lively modern translations, introductions,
and ample explanatory notes."
The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek
plays for Roman audiences c. 205-184 bc, are the earliest Latin
works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European
theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times.
This fourth volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of
Plautus's extant comedies presents The Little Carthaginian,
Pseudolus, and The Rope with freshly edited texts, lively modern
translations, introductions, and ample explanatory notes.
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 Moliere to modern times.
This second volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of
Plautus s extant comedies presents "Casina, Cistellaria, Curculio,
Epidicus, "and" Menaechmi "with freshly edited texts, lively modern
translations, introductions, and ample explanatory notes.
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 Moliere 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.
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Classical Comedy (Paperback)
Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence; Edited by Erich Segal
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The ideal single-volume introduction to the greatest masterpieces
of ancient comedy
From the fifth to the second century B.C., theatrical comedy
flourished in Greece and Rome. This new anthology brings together
four essential masterworks of the genre: Aristophanes? bold,
imaginative "The Birds"; Menander's "The Girl from Samos," which
explores popular contemporary themes of mistaken identity and
sexual misbehavior; and two later Roman comic plays?Plautus's "The
Brothers Menaechmus," the inspiration for Shakespeare's "The Comedy
of Errors"; and Terence's bawdy yet sophisticated double love plot,
"The Eunuch." Together, these four plays capture the genius of
classical comedy for students, theatergoers, actors, lovers of
satire, and anyone interested in the ancient world.
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 Moliere to modern times.
This third volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of
Plautus s extant comedies presents "The Merchant," "The Braggart
Soldier," "The Ghost," and "The Persian "with freshly edited texts,
lively modern translations, introductions, and ample explanatory
notes.
This modern translation presents, in a form suitable for the modern stage, The Ghost (Mostellaria), The Rope (Rudens), A Three-Dollar Day (Trinummus), and Amphitruo.
"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 for the final
two volumes of a four-volume set containing all twenty-one
surviving comedies of one of Western literature's greatest
dramatists.
Born in Sarsina, Umbria, in 254 B.C., Plautus is said to have
worked in Rome as a stage carpenter and later as a miller's helper.
Whether authentic or not, these few details about the playwright's
life are consistent with the image of him one might infer from his
plays. Plautus was not "literary" but rather an energetic and
resourceful man of the world who spoke the language of the people.
His dramatic works were his way of describing and portraying that
world in a language the people understood.
Since Plautus's career unfolded against the background of the
Second Punic War, it is not surprising that his prologues often end
with a wish for the audience's "good luck against your enemies" or
that the plays have their share of arrogant generals, boastful
military captains, and mercenary adventurers. But other
unforgettable characters are here as well -- among them Euclio, in
the Aulularia, the model for Molire's miser. 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 4: Persa, Palmer Bovie. Menaechmi, Palmer Bovie.
Cistellaria, R. H. W. Dillard. Pseudolus, Richard Beacham. Stichus,
Carol Poster. Vidularia, John Wright.
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Menaechmi (Hardcover)
Titus Maccius Plautus, P. Thoresby Ed Jones
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R912
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Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus, P. Thoresby Ed Jones
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R598
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Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
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R875
Discovery Miles 8 750
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Captivi (Paperback)
Titus Maccius Plautus
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R532
Discovery Miles 5 320
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