Plautus' Menaechmi

by Plautus, P Thoresby Ed Jones, Richard W Hyde, et al.

Book Overview

Menaechmi is one of Plautus' liveliest and most entertaining comedies, the main inspiration for Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Dr Gratwick's edition brings new light to bear on the interpretation... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865160074
• ISBN13: 9780865160071
• Release Date: September 1981
• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

A generally good source

Having just completed teaching this text in a course, I'd say there is one main difficulty. This looks like an old typescript done in courier font that's been put into book form. It would benefit from a reset of the font and a more readable design. Other than that, maybe an update with more recent articles on the play would be in order. I'll use it again, but hope Bolchazy Carducci will do a remake. Otherwise a very usable book.

Plautus: Menaechmi

This is a first class commentary and a must for anyone interested in the history of Roman comedy. The introduction is clear; the explanation of meter is advanced but insightful; the discussion of the Greek origins of the comedy of errors is useful; and the commentary is tailored to the mid- to upper-level Latin student. I used this text for an advanced Latin course and found it quite good. The single drawback is the play itself - its crafting, structure, and sense of humor can appear clumsy and foreign to the tastes of modern students.