Description
"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 beginning reader.
Author: Plautus
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07/31/2002
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781853996382
ISBN10: 1853996386
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | Ancient & Classical
- Poetry | General
- History | Ancient | Rome
About the Author
Frank R. Merrill was at the time of writing Professor of Latin and Greek at Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania.