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The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205-184 BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. This first volume of a new Loeb edition of all 21 of Plautus' extant comedies presents "Amphitruo", "Asinaria", "Aulularia", "Bacchides", and "Captivi" with freshly edited texts, lively modern translations, and ample explanatory notes. Accompanying the plays is a detailed introduction to Plautus' oeuvre as a whole, discussing his techniques of translation and adaptation, his use of Roman humor, stage conventions, language and meter, and his impact on the Greco-Roman comedic theater and beyond.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Amphitryon. The Comedy of Asses. The Pot of Gold. The Two Bacchises. The Captives
• Author: Plautus
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 768
• EAN: 9780674996533
• ISBN: 0674996534
• ID: 04112660
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Weight: 524 g
• Dimensions: 124 × 109 × 37 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. January 2011

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