'Plautus : The Comedies (Complete Roman Drama in Translation) Vol. 1 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801850703 ISBN 13: 9780801850707

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995

Synopsis

"The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." In these lively new translations, which effectively communicate the vitality and verve of the originals, the plays of Plautus are accessible to a new generation.

Plays and translators:

Volume 1: Amphitryon, Constance Carrier. Miles Gloriosus, Erich Segal. Captivi, Richard Moore. Casina, Richard Beacham. Curculio, Henry Taylor

Volume 2: Rudens, Constance Carrier. Aulularia, Palmer Bovie. Bacchides, James Tatum. Mercator, George Garrett. Truculentus, James Tatum

About this title

About the Author:

Poet, novelist, and critic David R. Slavitt has published more than fifty books and teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. Palmer Bovie has published many translations of classical Roman literature, including The Georgics of Virgil and The Satires and Epistles of Horace.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

About this edition

• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0801850703
• ISBN 13: 9780801850707
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Slavitt Mr. David R., Bovie Professor Palmer