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Three Comedies

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Description for Three Comedies Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, Peter L. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.

A major comic artist in Republican Rome, Plautus left a legacy of twenty extremely inventive comedies. Ostensibly Latin versions of Greek plays staged in Athens several generations earlier, they display an exuberance and zany sense of humor that are distinctly Roman. Peter L. Smith here offers lively and colloquial English verse translations of three plays: Miles Gloriosus (The Braggart Warrior), Pseudolus (The Cheat), and Rudens (The Rope). In their quality and variety, the three plays represent an ideal sampling of Plautus' work, and the translations themselves are meant to be enjoyed as living theater.

Miles Gloriosus is a comic assault ... Read more

Smith has written a substantial general introduction on the background of ancient Roman comedy, including various aspects of theater production, and brief critical essays introducing the plays. Notes and bibliographical information are also included.

Although Plautus created popular entertainment for a general audience, he was a literary artist of remarkable dexterity. His plays have become classics of the Western tradition, and their direct influence has extended from Shakespeare and Moliere through Stephen Sondheim. These masterly new translations will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in the development of comedy and in classical drama and its performance.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Masters of Latin Literature
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801495946
SKU
V9780801495946
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Plautus
Peter L. Smith was Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics at the University of Victoria.

Reviews for Three Comedies
"A lively, witty, forceful rendition, faithful to the letter as well as to the spirit of the original. The translations are engaging and highly entertaining in their own right."
David Konstan, Brown University

Goodreads reviews for Three Comedies


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