Brilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254 -184 bc ) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic themes and developing standard characters that were to influence the comedies of Shakespeare, Molière and many others. In The Ghost, a dissolute son who has squandered his father's money is thrown into disarray when he returns from abroad, a theme that is explored further in the comedy of errors A Three-Dollar Day. In The Rope - regarded by many as the best of Plautus' plays - the shipwreck of a pimp and his slaves leads to the touching reunion of a father and his daughter, while Amphitryo, Plautus's only excursion into divine mythology, offers a cheerful account of how Jupiter became father to Hercules.
Rope And Other Stories
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Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Engleza
Publishing Date:
2007
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Cover Type:
Paperback
Page Count:
288
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ISBN-10:
0140441360
Country of Origin:
UNITED KINGDOM
Original Title:
The Rope And Other Stories
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ISBN:
9780140441369
Dimensions: l: 128cm | H: 198cm | 218g
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