The Little Carthaginian. Pseudolus. the Rope
| AUTHOR | Plautus, Titus Maccius; de Melo, Wolfgang; de Melo, Wolfgang et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Harvard University Press (05/01/2012) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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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.
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ISBN-13:
9780674999862
ISBN-10:
067499986X
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
592
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
4.50 x 1.30 x 6.70 inches
Weight:
0.92 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Dust Cover
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Literary Criticism | Ancient and Classical
Literary Criticism | Ancient & Classical
Literary Criticism | Ancient & Classical
Dewey Decimal:
872.01
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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.
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Translator:
De Melo, Wolfgang
Wolfgang de Melo is University Lecturer in Classical Philology at Wolfson College, University of Oxford.
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