Author

Publication

2010 - Penguin Group UK, London, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780141959481
  • ISBN-100141959487
  • OverDriveC47A814D-86BD-4619-88BE-488BCFC2D17F
  • Better World Books9780141959481
  • Open LibraryOL24254203M

Description

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.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Classical ComedyElectronic resourcePenguin Group UK2010

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