Greek and Roman Comedy Book
Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative
Greek and Roman Comedy: Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays
Author: Shawn O'BryhimPublisher: University of Texas PressCategory: Plays, Playscripts, Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval, Literary Studies: Plays & PlaywrightsBook Format: PaperbackMuch 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, this book 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. S. Douglas Olson provides the translation and commentary for Aristophanes' Acharnians, Shawn O'Bryhim for Menander's Dyskolos, George Fredric Franko for Plautus' Casina, and Timothy J. Moore for Terence's Phormio. Shawn O'Bryhim is Associate Professor of Classics and head of the Classics program at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Table Of Contents
Preface Aristophanes and Athenian Old Comedy by S. Douglas Olson Introduction The Politics of Comedy and the Problem of the Reception of Aristophanes' Acharnians Select Bibliography A Note on the Translation Acharnians Menander and Greek New Comedy by Shawn O'Bryhim Introduction Dance, Old Man, Dance!: The Torture of Knemon in Menander's Dyskolos Select Bibliography Dyskolos; or, The Grouch Plautus and Roman New Comedy by George Fredric Franko Introduction Cleostrata in Charge: Tradition and Variation in Casina Select Bibliography Casina Terence and Roman New Comedy by Timothy J. Moore Introduction Who Is the Parasite?: Giving and Taking in Phormio Select Bibliography PhormioAbout George Fredric Franko
Timothy J. Moore is John and Penelope Biggs Distinguished Professor of Classics at Washington University in St. Louis.(BK-9780292760554)
| SKU | BK-9780292760554 |
| Barcode # | 9780292760554 |
| Brand | University of Texas Press |
| Artist / Author | Shawn O'Bryhim |
| Shipping Weight | 0.5400kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.160m |
| Shipping Height | 0.020m |
| Shipping Length | 0.240m |
| Assembled Length | 23.500m |
| Assembled Height | 1.800m |
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| Type | Paperback |
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