Plautus: Amphitruo (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) - Softcover

Christenson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521459974 ISBN 13: 9780521459976

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Plautus' Amphitruo is the sole specimen of mythological burlesque in ancient comedy to come down to us in nearly complete form. This sex farce delighted Roman audiences and readers for centuries and continues to inspire adaptations to this day. Dr Christenson utilizes recent work in performance criticism in conjunction with traditional philological analysis to provide new insights into the play in performance. The edition aims to recover the essence of Plautine spectacle from the most concrete details of staging to the complex performative dynamics played out among the actors themselves and the actors and the audience. Included in the Introduction is an account of the mythic and dramatic background to Plautus' play as well as of its influence in post-classical drama. Plautus' metres are explained in a manner students will find helpful and instructive. Dr Christenson presents a new text that includes stage directions in English.

About this title

Review:

'This is one of the most useful editions of Roman drama that have appeared in recent years ... the volume comprises eighty pages of a well-structured introduction and nearly two hundred pages of informative and illuminating commentary.' Mnemosyne

Book Description:

This is the first edition of Plautus' Amphitruo to appear in English for approximately forty years. It contains introductory essays, Latin text and a line-by-line commentary. Students will find this an indispensable tool in reading and translating the play.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521459974
• ISBN 13: 9780521459976
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352