Classical Comedy

by Plautus, Menander, Terence, et al.

Book Overview

From the fifth to the second century BC, innovative comedy drama flourished in Greece and Rome. This collection brings together the greatest works of Classical comedy, with two early Greek plays: Aristophanes' bold, imaginative Birds, and Menander's The Girl from Samos, which explores popular contemporary themes of mistaken identity and sexual misbehaviour; and two later Roman comic plays: Plautus' The Brothers Menaechmus - the original comedy of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140449825
• ISBN13: 9780140449822
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher