Four Comedies

The Braggart Soldier; The Brothers Menaechmus; The Haunted House; The Pot of Gold
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-19-954056-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 131 mm x 196 mm, Gewicht: 231 g

Reihe: Oxford World's Classics

Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Molière'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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Autoren/Hrsg.

Plautus

Segal, Erich

Weitere Mitwirkende

Segal, Erich

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Includes: The Braggart Soldier; The Brothers Menaechmus; The Haunted House; The Pot of Gold

Über Autor(innen)

Erich Segal is Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. He was Professor of Classics at Yale and is author of Roman Laughter, a study of Plautus. He also wrote Love Story.