Menander 'Misoumenos' or 'The hated man' : introduction, translation, and commentary / William Furley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menander, of Athens

Contributor:

Furley, William D., translator, author.

University of London. Institute of Classical Studies, issuing body.

Series:

Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement ; 143.

Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement ; 143

Standardized Title:

Misoumenos. English & Greek

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Menander, of Athens. Misoumenos.

Menander.

Misoumenos (Menander, of Athens).

Greek drama (Comedy).

Menander, of Athens. Misoumenos--Criticism, Textual.

Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Drama.

Physical Description:

xiii, 249 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, [2021]

Language Note:

Play in Greek and English with English commentary.

Summary:

"Menander's 'Misoumenos', or 'The Hated Man', is one of the most popular plays to have survived from classical times, to judge from the numerous recovered papyrus fragments. Dating to approximately 300 BCE, it tells the story of a mercenary soldier and the captive girl he acquires whilst on campaign in Cyprus. The play follows the soldier's growing despair as the girl spurns his advances and slowly turns against him, culminating in his suicidal thoughts. The play belongs to the ancient genre of New Comedy, of which Menander was the acknowledged master. This edition is the fullest to date of any English language edition of the play. It aims to restore as much as possible of the action of Misoumenos, reconstructing the language, stagecraft and theatrical dialogue of the original, but always distinguishing what we can be relatively sure of, from hypothesis and reconstruction. Some sections can be restored nearly in full, permitting access to brilliantly original theatrical dialogue which had been lost for over two millennia. Apart from metre and sophisticated idiom, the themes of love, despair, and sadness that Menander treats are utterly timeless."--Back cover

Notes:

Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (223-231) and indexes.

ISBN:

1905670974

9781905670970

OCLC:

1258216313