The Cambridge Companion to Roman Comedy
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Word Count
111,500 words, Guess
Page Count
446 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-101107002109
- ISBN-139781107002104
- Library of Congress Control Number2018029897
- OCLC Control Number1050141177
- Better World Books9781107002104
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27759268M
Classifications
- LCCPA6069.C25 2018
- LCCPA6069 .C25 2019
Description
The Cambridge Companion to Roman Comedy provides a comprehensive critical introduction to Roman comedy and its reception through more than twenty accessible and up-to-date chapters by leading international scholars. This book defines the fundamentals of Roman comedy by examining its literary and comic technique as well as its stagecraft and music, and then traces the genre's influence through the centuries. Roman comedy has served as a model for writers as well as artists ranging from Shakespeare to Moliere and from Martin Luther to Cole Porter. Just as the Middle Ages spawned Christianised versions of Terence's comedies, in which harlots find God rather than a husband and young men become martyrs rather than never-do-well lovers, the twentieth century has also given us its take on Roman comedy with Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and numerous modern versions of Plautus' Amphitryon.
Other Editions
- The Cambridge Companion to Roman Comedy
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