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Peter Brown was an Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford and a member of the Advisory Board of the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at the University of Oxford. He published extensively on Greek and Roman drama, and his translation of Terence’s Comedies appeared in the Oxford World’s Classics series in 2008. He was co-editor with Suzana Ograjenšek of 'Ancient Drama in Music for the Modern Stage' (Oxford 2010).Reviews
‘Dr Brown's book fills a real need, with a right-to-the-point introduction and commentary. His translation stays close to the Latin, but that does not keep it from being brilliant by moments'.<br />Professor Benjamin Victor, University of Montreal
'I am very happy to say that this Andria is an exemplary edition, invaluable for scholars, students and the Latin-inclined general reader alike. A fine work for us to remember Peter by.' <br />Keith Maclennan, <i>Classics for All</i>
'In preparing this last of his many contributions to the study of Terence, Brown was thus able to draw upon the full range of his
knowledge, experience, and interests, and the result has all the virtues we might expect of him: clear and accurate discussion of the Latin text, a keen
eye for details and nuances of interpretation, scrupulously evenhanded reporting and cogent analysis of past scholarly views, and a precise English
rendering of the Latin original.' <br />
Sander Goldberg, <i>Bryn Mawr Classical Review</i>
The play is a theatrical tour de force with many comic highlights and is enlivened by a succession of metatheatrical remarks; but it also provokes thought on various aspects of human relationships in a male-dominated, slave-owning society that jealously guards its rights of citizenship. It was the first ancient Latin comedy to be performed in the Renaissance and influenced a number of plays in succeeding centuries, most notably Richard Steele’s The Conscious Lovers (1722); it was also the inspiration for Thornton Wilder’s novel The Woman of Andros (1930). This volume includes the first detailed commentary on the play in any language for nearly sixty years.