Terence: Hecyra (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) - Softcover

Terence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521721660 ISBN 13: 9780521721660

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Terence's Hecyra raises social, literary and theatrical issues of great interest to modern students of Roman comedy and, indeed, of Roman culture more broadly. The play pays strikingly close attention to the domestic problems of women and experiments boldly with traditional comic forms, not only in its creation of anticipatory suspense, but through its variations on traditional situations and roles and its metatheatrical qualities. In addition, Terence's response in his prologues to the play's two putative failures is important, if tendentious, evidence for the mechanics of theatrical performance in the second century, especially the conjunction of theatrical and gladiatorial shows. This edition opens the play's many interpretive challenges to wider scrutiny while remaining attentive to the linguistic needs of students at all levels.

About this title

Book Description:

The social, literary and theatrical issues raised by this play, such as its treatment of women and bold experiments with traditional comic forms, have much to engage contemporary students of Roman literature and culture. This edition provides students with extensive assistance with the linguistic and the interpretive challenges it poses.

About the Author:

Sander M. Goldberg is Distinguished Professor of Classics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has been studying and teaching Roman comedy (and related subjects) for over thirty years and enjoys an international reputation in this field. He has published extensively on Roman drama, including three books dealing specifically with drama in its literary and social context, as well as numerous articles and reviews.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0521721660
• ISBN 13: 9780521721660
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Goldberg Sander M.