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Home > Plays > Classical > Greek and Roman Comedy: Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays
Greek and Roman Comedy: Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays
Greek and Roman Comedy: Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays
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Edited by: Shawn O'Bryhim Publisher: University of Texas Press # of Pages: 320 Pub. Date: 2001 ISBN-10: 0292760558 ISBN-13: 9780292760554
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About the Play:
Much of what we know of Greco-Roman comedy comes from the
surviving works of just four playwrights — the Greeks Aristophanes
and Menander and the Romans Plautus and Terence. To introduce these
authors and their work to students and general readers, Greek and
Roman Comedy offers a new, accessible translation of a
representative play by each playwright, accompanied by a general
introduction to the author's life and times, a scholarly article on a
prominent theme in the play, and a bibliography of selected readings
about the play and playwright.
This range of material, rare in a single volume, provides several
reading and teaching options, from the study of a single author to an
overview of the entire Classical comedic tradition. The plays have
been translated for readability and fidelity to the original text by
established Classics scholars. Douglas Olson provides the translation
and commentary for Aristophanes' Acharnians, Shawn
O'Bryhim for Menander's Dyskolos, George Fredric Franco
for Plautus' Casina, and Timothy J. Moore for Terence's
Phormio.
What people say:
"Those of us who teach ancient
comedy in translation are well aware that it is frustratingly
difficult to find readable translations and affordable editions of
the ancient texts; this collection ably fills this gap." —
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"We need for teaching and for
the general public good books about Greco-Roman comedy, and this is
one.... It is for ordinary literate people who would like an
intelligent introduction to Ancient Comedy and direct contact with
some fresh translations of four plays." — William
S. Anderson,
Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of California, Berkeley
About the Playwright:
Shawn D. O'Bryhim is Professor of Classics at Franklin &
Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. |
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