The Rope and Other Plays

Plautus

ISBN 10: 0140441360 / ISBN 13: 9780140441369

Edité par Penguin Classics (edition ), 1964

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Synopsis :

Brilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254 -184 bc ) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic themes and developing standard characters that were to influence the comedies of Shakespeare, Molière and many others. In The Ghost, a dissolute son who has squandered his father's money is thrown into disarray when he returns from abroad, a theme that is explored further in the comedy of errors A Three-Dollar Day. In The Rope - regarded by many as the best of Plautus' plays - the shipwreck of a pimp and his slaves leads to the touching reunion of a father and his daughter, while Amphitryo, Plautus's only excursion into divine mythology, offers a cheerful account of how Jupiter became father to Hercules.

À propos de l'auteur: TITUS MACCIUS PLAUTUS (c. 254-184 B.C.)

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Rope and Other Plays
Éditeur : Penguin Classics (edition )
Date d'édition : 1964
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good