The Merchant. The Braggart Soldier. The Ghost. The Persian
Titus Maccius Plautus author Wolfgang de Melo editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Published:28th Dec '11
Should be back in stock very soon
Funny happenings.
The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences ca. 205–184 BC, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Molière to modern times. This third volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of Plautus’ extant comedies presents The Merchant, The Braggart Soldier, The Ghost, and The Persian with freshly edited texts, lively modern translations, introductions, and ample explanatory notes.
Wolfgang de Melo has established an updated text and rendered Plautus into smooth, pleasantly readable prose for the Loeb Classical Library... De Melo makes the world of Plautinopolis intelligible without becoming too familiar. Footnotes succinctly explain references to Greek and Roman allusions. Sometimes the translation presents a clear modern analogue with the literal meaning footnoted... Several enhancements improve the presentation of the new edition... The overall product is quite impressive. -- Fred Franko * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
ISBN: 9780674996823
Dimensions: 162mm x 108mm x 32mm
Weight: 431g
592 pages