Four comedies
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Author
Contributions
- Segal, Erich, 1937- - Contributor
Publication
1996 - Oxford University Press, New York, NY, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
60,500 words, Guess
Page Count
242 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL20694717M
- ISBN-100192831089
- OCLC Control Number33277313
- OCLC Control Numberfourcomedies0000plau
- Library of Congress Control Number95044849
and 2 more
- Goodreads1272685
- LibraryThing51594
Classifications
- LCCPA'6570'A3'S4'1996
Description
The first professional playwright in history, Plautus was the creator of racy, raucous, very funny plays that will make modern audiences laugh as much as the first Romans did. Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. 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 humour, 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. His Introduction considers Plautus' place in ancient comedy, examines his continuing influence, and celebrates his power to entertain.
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- Translations into English.
Series Statement
- The World's classics
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