Epidicus by Plautus : An Annotated Latin Text, with a Prose Translation /

This parallel edition in both Latin and English, with its accessible introduction and comprehensive notes, guides the reader through this popular Roman play. Tracy explores Epidicus's roots in Greek drama, its rich social resonances for a Roman audience and its life in performance. She transfor...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Weitere Titel:

Epidicus by Plautus

1. Verfasser:

Tracy, Catherine

Format:

Elektronisch E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2021.

Zusammenfassung:

This parallel edition in both Latin and English, with its accessible introduction and comprehensive notes, guides the reader through this popular Roman play. Tracy explores Epidicus's roots in Greek drama, its rich social resonances for a Roman audience and its life in performance. She transforms Plautus' colloquial Latin poetry into lively modern English prose, illuminating the play's many comedic references to the world of the Roman republic.

Umfang:

1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations

Bibliografie:

Includes bibliographical references.

Schlagworte:

Drama.

Bezugswerke:

Parallelausgabe: 1-80064-284-9