Plautus Curculio

by John Wright and Plautus

Plautus' Curculio , the shortest of the twenty surviving comedies by ancient Rome's master dramatist, certainly is among his best. It has all the characteristics that make Plautus a perennial favorite among readers of Latin: archetypal characters such as the braggart warrior and the greedy parasite, a seminal plot based on greed and deception, and the powerful, inventive verbal style that for two thousand years has been the playwright's chief claim...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806125071
• ISBN13: 9780806125077
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"