Isbn: 9780801495946 - three comedies: "miles gloriosus," "pseudolus," "rudens" (masters of latin literature) (11 Ergebnisse)

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Original publisher's red paperback, title spine and frontcover, large 8vo: 314pp., general introduction, 3 contributions with footnotes & references & each with introduction. Very fine copy.

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Zustand: very good. Ithaca, NY. Cornell University Press, 1990. Paperback. 320 pp.A major comic artist in Republican Rome, Plautus left a legacy of twenty extremely inventive comedies. Ostensibly Latin versions of Greek plays staged in Athens several generations earlier, they display an exuberance and zany sense of humor that are distinctly Roman. Peter L. Smith here offers lively and colloquial English verse translations of three plays: Miles Gloriosus (The Braggart Warrior), Pseudolus (The Cheat), and Rudens (The Rope). In their quality and variety, the three plays represent an ideal sampling of Plautus' work, and the translations themselves are meant to be enjoyed as living theater.Miles Gloriosus is a comic assault on human vanity and self-importance, as manifested in the persona of an absurdly swaggering military officer. Pseudolus features a scheming slave of quick wit and fertile imagination, who assists his well-born but dim-witted young master in pursuing a seemingly hopeless love affair. Rudens is a romantic comedy set on the North African coast, in which a pathetic young woman (kidnapped in infancy) survives a shipwreck, escapes the clutches of a villainous pimp, and discovers her parents. Smith has written a substantial general introduction on the background of ancient Roman comedy, including various aspects of theater production, and brief critical essays introducing the plays. Notes and bibliographical information are also included. Although Plautus created popular entertainment for a general audience, he was a literary artist of remarkable dexterity. His plays have become classics of the Western tradition, and their direct influence has extended from Shakespeare and Moliere through Stephen Sondheim. These masterly new translations will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in the development of comedy and in classical drama and its performance. "A lively, witty, forceful rendition, faithful to the letter Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780801495946. Keywords : CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Translator(s): Smith, Peter L. Series: Masters of Latin Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DD; DSB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457. . 1990. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A major comic artist in Republican Rome, Plautus left a legacy of twenty inventive comedies that display an exuberance and zany sense of humor that are distinctly Roman.

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