Volume II. Phormio. The Mother-in-Law. The Brothers

By Terence and John Sargeaunt

Book Overview

Terence came to Rome from North Africa as a slave in the household of a senator who freed him. His six plays (all of them extant), first performed in the 160s B.C. in Rome, were all based on New Comedy models--like other Roman comedies of the time. In contrast to the exuberance and buffoonery of Plautus, Terence gives us realistic scenes and witty, refined Latin.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674990269
• ISBN13: 9780674990265
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.6" x 0.6" x 4.4"