Greek and Roman Comedy: Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays

by Shawn O'Bryhim

Book Overview

Much of what we know of Greco-Roman comedy comes from the surviving works of just four playwrights-the Greeks Aristophanes and Menander and the Romans Plautus and Terence. To introduce these authors and their work to students and general readers, this book offers a new, accessible translation of a representative play by each playwright, accompanied by a general introduction to the author's life and times, a scholarly article on a prominent theme...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292760558
• ISBN13: 9780292760554
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"