Four Comedies: The Braggart Soldier; The Brothers Menaechmus; The Haunted House; The Pot of Gold (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Plautus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019954056X ISBN 13: 9780199540563

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. In fact, Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Moliere's the Miser are two subsequent classics directly based on Plautine originals. Plautus himself borrowed from the Greeks, but his jokes, rapid dialogue, bawdy humor, and irreverent characterizations are the original work of an undisputed genius. The comedies printed here show him at his best, and Professor Segal's translations keep their fast, rollicking pace intact, making these the most readable and actable versions available. This volume includes, The Braggart Soldier, e Brothers Menaechmus, The Haunted House, and The Pot of Gold.

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About this title

About the Author:

Erich Segal is Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. He was Professor of Classics at Yale and is author of Roman Laughter, a study of Plautus. He also wrote Love Story.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 019954056X
• ISBN 13: 9780199540563
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288