Epidicus by Plautus : : An Annotated Latin Text, with a Prose Translation.
This parallel edition in both Latin and English, with its accessible introduction and comprehensive notes, guides the reader through this popular Roman play. Tracy explores Epidicus's roots in Greek drama, its rich social resonances for a Roman audience and its life in performance. She transfor...
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, UK : : Open Book Publishers,, 2021. ©2021. |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (198 pages) |
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Summary: | This parallel edition in both Latin and English, with its accessible introduction and comprehensive notes, guides the reader through this popular Roman play. Tracy explores Epidicus's roots in Greek drama, its rich social resonances for a Roman audience and its life in performance. She transforms Plautus' colloquial Latin poetry into lively modern English prose, illuminating the play's many comedic references to the world of the Roman republic. |
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ISBN: | 9781800642867 9781800642850 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |