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Amphitryon
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- Book Synopsis
- Funny happenings. The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences ca. 205-184 BC, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Molière to modern times. This first volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of Plautus' 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' œuvre 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.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780674996533
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press, (04 January 2011)
- Number of Pages
- 628
- Weight
- 522 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 161.92 x 107.95 x 36.83 mm
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