Classical Comedy
Terence author Aristophanes author Menander author Plautus author Erich Segal editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:28th Sep '06
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From the fifth to the second century BC, innovative comedy drama flourished in Greece and Rome. This collection brings together the greatest works of Classical comedy, with two early Greek plays: Aristophanes' bold, imaginative Birds, and Menander's The Girl from Samos, which explores popular contemporary themes of mistaken identity and sexual misbehaviour; and two later Roman comic plays: Plautus' The Brothers Menaechmus - the original comedy of errors - and Terence's bawdy yet sophisticated double love-plot, The Eunuch. Together, these four plays demonstrate the development of Classical comedy, celebrating its richness, variety and extraordinary legacy to modern drama.
ISBN: 9780140449822
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm
Weight: 258g
352 pages