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Description for Terence: Phormio
Paperback. Terence's Phormio , based on a Greek original by Apollodorus of Carystus, was produced towards the end of his short dramatic career in 161 BC. With its lively action, based on the traditional elements of love, deception and mistaken identity, the play provides an ideal introduction to the genre of New Comedy. Editor(s): Maltby, Robert. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
Terence's Phormio , based on a Greek original by Apollodorus of Carystus, was produced towards the end of his short dramatic career in 161 BC. With its lively action, based on the traditional elements of love, deception and mistaken identity, the play provides an ideal introduction to the genre of New Comedy. What makes the Phormio unique amongst Terence's works is the central importance of the witty and scheming parasite who gives his name to the play and directs and controls its action throughout, even when absent from the stage. The ... Read more
Terence's Phormio , based on a Greek original by Apollodorus of Carystus, was produced towards the end of his short dramatic career in 161 BC. With its lively action, based on the traditional elements of love, deception and mistaken identity, the play provides an ideal introduction to the genre of New Comedy. What makes the Phormio unique amongst Terence's works is the central importance of the witty and scheming parasite who gives his name to the play and directs and controls its action throughout, even when absent from the stage. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856686078
SKU
V9780856686078
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Ref
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About Terence
Robert Maltby is Senior Lecturer in Classics at Leeds University, author of Latin Love Elegy (1980) and A Lexicon of Ancient Latin Etymologies (1990), he has worked on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Munich and has published articles on Latin elegy and comedy.
Reviews for Terence: Phormio
"Maltby has produced an admirably informative, elegant, and accessible edition. I highly recommend it to readers of Terence at all levels." Goran Vidovic, Cornell University, Bryn Mawr Classical Review