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The Little Carthaginian. Pseudolus. The Rope
Plautus
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Description for The Little Carthaginian. Pseudolus. The Rope
Hardcover. 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 volume presents three of the twenty-one plays in new translation. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 422.
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 fourth volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of Plautus’ extant comedies presents The Little Carthaginian, Pseudolus, and The Rope with freshly edited texts, lively modern translations, introductions, and ample explanatory notes.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Series
Loeb Classical Library
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674999862
SKU
V9780674999862
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Ref
99-28
About Plautus
Wolfgang de Melo is University Lecturer in Classical Philology at Wolfson College, University of Oxford.
Reviews for The Little Carthaginian. Pseudolus. The Rope
Wolfgang de Melo has established an updated text and rendered Plautus into smooth, pleasantly readable prose for the Loeb Classical Library...De Melo makes the world of Plautinopolis intelligible without becoming too familiar. Footnotes succinctly explain references to Greek and Roman allusions. Sometimes the translation presents a clear modern analogue with the literal meaning footnoted...Several enhancements improve the presentation of the ... Read more