The Rope and Other Plays [Large Print]

by Plautus

Book Overview

Brilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254 -184 bc ) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic themes and developing standard characters that were to influence the comedies of Shakespeare, Moli re and many others. In The Ghost, a dissolute son who has squandered his father's money is thrown...

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140441360
• ISBN13: 9780140441369
• Release Date: May 1964
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher