Epidicus by Plautus : An Annotated Latin Text, with a Prose Translation / Catherine Tracy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tracy, Catherine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Epidicus by Plautus

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

This parallel edition in both Latin and English, with its accessible introduction and comprehensive notes, guides the reader through this popular Roman play. Tracy explores Epidicus's roots in Greek drama, its rich social resonances for a Roman audience and its life in performance. She transforms Plautus' colloquial Latin poetry into lively modern English prose, illuminating the play's many comedic references to the world of the Roman republic.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Plot of Epidicus

The Roman Theatre

Latin Text of Epidicus with Language Notes

Helpful Information for Reading the Latin Text

The Rhythm of Plautus

Trochaic Septenarii

Iambic Senarii

The Play in Latin

PERSONAE

ACTVS I

1.1 EPIDICVS, THESPRIO

1.2 STRATIPPOCLES, CHAERIBVLVS, EPIDICVS

ACTVS II

2.1 APOECIDES, PERIPHANES

2.2 EPIDICVS, APOECIDES, PERIPHANES

2.3 EPIDICVS

ACTVS III

3.1 STRATIPPOCLES, CHAERIBVLVS

3.2 EPIDICVS, STRATIPPOCLES, CHAERIBVLVS

3.3 PERIPHANES, APOECIDES, SERVOS 3.4 MILES, PERIPHANES

3.4a PERIPHANES, MILES, FIDICINA

ACTVS IV

4.1 PHILIPPA, PERIPHANES

4.2 ACROPOLISTIS, PERIPHANES, PHILIPPA

ACTVS V

5.1 STRATIPPOCLES, EPIDICVS, DANISTA, TELESTIS

5.2 PERIPHANES, APOECIDES, EPIDICVS

Translation of Plautus's Epidicus

About the Translation

The Play in English

Cast of Characters

Setting

ACT 1

1.1 Scene with Epidicus and Thesprio

1.2 Scene with Stratippocles, Chaeribulus, and Epidicus

ACT 2

2.1 Scene with Apoecides and Periphanes

2.2 Scene with Epidicus, Periphanes, and Apoecides

2.3 Scene with Epidicus ACT 3

3.1 Scene with Stratippocles and Chaeribulus

3.2 Scene with Epidicus, Stratippocles, and Chaeribulus

3.3 Scene with Periphanes, Apoecides, a Slave, and the [Hired] Lyre-Player (Who Doesn't Speak in this Scene)

3.4 Scene with the Soldier and Periphanes (and an Unnamed, Non-Speaking Slave)

3.4a Scene with Periphanes, the Soldier, and the [Hired] Lyre-Player

ACT 4

4.1 Scene with Philippa and Periphanes

4.2 Scene with Acropolistis, Periphanes, and Philippa

ACT 5

5.1 Scene with Stratippocles, Epidicus, the Moneylender, and Telestis 5.2 Scene with Periphanes, Apoecides, and Epidicus

Argumentum (Plot Summary)

Acrostic Translation of the Argumentum

Literal Translation of Argumentum

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.