"52" Result
Sort By:
Oxford readings in Menander, Plautus, and Terence
0
Type: Book
This book documents the origins of modern comedy by examining the evolution of "New Comedy," the Greek genre of which the works of Menander are the only surviving example. It looks at the quiet domestic dramas of Menander, the farces of Plautus, and the comedies of Terence. An a…
"When first performed, The Eunuch was a great success. Today with its larger-than-life characters (particularly the boastful soldier Thraso and the toady Gnatho), its farcical and exaggerated humour and its vigorous action, it strikes the modern reader as the funniest and most P…
The comedies
by Brown, Peter, Terence
fromOxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
0
Type: Book
"Terence (?184-159 B.C.) was the outstanding comic playwright of his generation at Rome and one of the founding fathers of European comic drama. All six of his plays survive. This new translation with introduction and explanatory notes aims to be both accurate and idiomatic, and…