Mostellaria / Plautus ; edited with introduction, notes and vocabulary by Frank R. Merrill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plautus, Titus Maccius.

Contributor:

Merrill, Frank R.

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Latin language--Readers.

Latin language.

Latin drama (Comedy).

Genre:

Readers (Publications)

Physical Description:

lvii, 166 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bristol Classical Press, 2002.

Summary:

Mostellaria is one of Plautus' most lively plays. Probably based on a Greek original, Philemon's Ghost, it concerns the scheming slave Tranio's attempts (including the invention of a haunted house) to disguise from his old master the sexual and financial prodigality of the latter's son. The complex plot of deceit and confusion is, in the way of the genre, finally resolved in reconciliation and forgiveness. This edition, first published in 1968, was conceived as a first reader in Roman comedy. Its introduction includes sections on Plautus, on the genre, on the play and its plot, on Plautine language, style and metrics. Annotation and a full vocabulary aid the beginner.

Notes:

Text of play in Latin ; introduction and notes in English.

Originally published: Macmillan Education, 1972.

ISBN:

1853996386

OCLC:

50994302