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Non-Fiction, History , Ancient History, Ancient Greek History

Classical Comedy

Aristophanes (author), Menander (author), Plautus (author), Terence (author), Erich Segal (editor)

Paperback Published on: 28/09/2006; Language: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) (Original language of a translated text)

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Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780140449822
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
Weight: 258g
Languages: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) (Original language of a translated text)