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The Pot of Gold and Other Plays
Plautus
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Description for The Pot of Gold and Other Plays
Paperback. Features a varied selection of one of the supreme comic writers of the Roman world, Plautus' (c.254-184 BC) finest plays, from the comedy "Pseudolus", "The Prisoners", and "The Brothers Menaechmus", to "The Pot of Gold". Editor(s): Watling, E.F. Translator(s): Watling, E.F. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
One of the supreme comic writers of the Roman world, Plautus (c.254-184 BC), skilfully adapted classic Greek comic models to the manners and customs of his day. This collection features a varied selection of his finest plays, from the light-hearted comedy Pseudolus, in which the lovesick Calidorus and his slave try to liberate his lover from her pimp, to the more subversive The Prisoners, which raises serious questions about the role of slavery. Also included are The Brothers Menaechmus, which formed the prototype for Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, and The Pot of Gold, whose old miser Euclio is a ... Read more
One of the supreme comic writers of the Roman world, Plautus (c.254-184 BC), skilfully adapted classic Greek comic models to the manners and customs of his day. This collection features a varied selection of his finest plays, from the light-hearted comedy Pseudolus, in which the lovesick Calidorus and his slave try to liberate his lover from her pimp, to the more subversive The Prisoners, which raises serious questions about the role of slavery. Also included are The Brothers Menaechmus, which formed the prototype for Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, and The Pot of Gold, whose old miser Euclio is a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140441499
SKU
V9780140441499
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About Plautus
Titus Maccius Plautus was born in Umbria about 254BC. Little is known of his life, but it is believed he became an actor and translated Greek comedies for the Roman stage. He was rewarded by being granted Roman citizenship. According to Cicero he died in 184BC. EF Watling was educated at University College, Oxford. ... Read more
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