Nature of Roman Comedy A Study in Popular Entertainment
Heftet /
1994
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780806126203
Publisert
1994-04-30
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Oklahoma Press
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
34 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
530
Foreword by
Om bidragsyterne
George E. Duckworth was Professor of Latin at Princeton University.
Originally published in 1952, The Nature of Roman Comedy is still the fullest and most accessible introduction to the plays of Plautus and Terence, which constitute the corpus of Roman comedy. With attention to the specific aspects (such as staging conventions, plot structure, and character delineation) of each play, George E. Duckworth provides a readable synthesis that emphasizes the dramatic and humorous significance of the Roman comedies.
Duckworth explains why these plays are important -and funny through discussion of suspense and irony, moral tone, and the humorous aspects of situation, character, and language. He places the comedies in the history of drama, extending from their bases in the lost Greek comedies to their influence on sixteenth-and seventeenth-century European playwrights including Moliere, Shakespeare, and Ben Johnson.
Included are eight plates depicting scenes and characters from the comedies. For the second edition, Richard Hunter supplies a foreword and a bibliographical appendix, bringing up-to-date this enduring classic.
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Reprint of the respected Princeton University Press edition of 1952 with a new foreword and bibliographical appendix by R.L. Hunter (classics, Cambridge U. Press). The first edition is cited in BCL3 . Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780806126203
Publisert
1994-04-30
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Oklahoma Press
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
34 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
530
Foreword by