Comedy - Drama, Ancient Greek & Roman Drama
Plautus: Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus, David M. Christenson (Editor), Philip Hardie (Contribution by), E. J. Kenney (Contribution by), P. E. Easterling
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Overview
This is the first edition of Platus' Amphitruo to appear in English for approximately forty years. It contains introductory essays, Latin text and a line-by-line commentary. Students will find this an indispensable tool in reading and translating the play, which was enormously popular in antiquity and has inspired modern adaptations by Moliere, Giraudoux and Harold Pinter, among others. Dr. Christenson makes use of both current critical approaches to theater and traditional classical scholarship to offer many new insights into this delightful comedy.Synopsis
An edition with introduction and line-by-line commentary of the Roman playwright Plautus' comedy Amphitruo.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"David Christenson has produced an excellent edition that deals effectively with the specifics of the text while providing a comprehensive introduction to the various elements of Plautine comedy. He offers a wealth of information...an excellent bibliography and index...on the whole the text has been very nicely produced." BMCRBook Details
Published
July 1, 2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
352
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521459976