Plautus: Casina

by David Christenson

This is the first volume dedicated to Plautus' perennially popular comedy Casina that analyses the play for a student audience and assumes no knowledge of Latin. It launches a much-needed new series of books, each discussing a comedy that survives from the ancient world. Four chapters highlight the play's historical context, themes, performance and reception, including its reflection of recent societal trends in marriage and property ownership...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350020540
• ISBN13: 9781350020542
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"