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Greek and Roman Comedy : Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays by Shawn O'Bryhim (2001, Mass Market)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN-100292760558
ISBN-139780292760554
eBay Product ID (ePID)1854759
Product Key Features
Number of Pages330 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGreek and Roman Comedy : Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays
Publication Year2001
SubjectDrama, Comedy, Ancient & Classical
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama, Performing Arts
AuthorShawn O'bryhim
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-064879
ReviewsThose 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., "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
Dewey Edition21.09
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal880/
Table Of ContentPreface 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 Phormio
SynopsisMuch 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. 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., 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, 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. 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.
LC Classification NumberPA3629.G74 2001
