Greek and Roman Comedy - 9780292760554

Greek and Roman ComedyTranslations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays\nAuthor(s): Shawn O'Bryhim, George Fredric Franko, Timothy J. Moore, Shawn O'Bryhim, S. Douglas Olson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9780292760554, 978-0292760554\nSynopsis\nMuch of what we know of Greco-Roman comedy comes from the surviving works of just four playwrights-the Greeks Aristophanes and Menander and the Romans Plautus and Terence. To introduce these authors and their work to students and general readers, this book offers a new, accessible translation of a representative play by each playwright, accompanied by a general introduction to the author's life and times, a scholarly article on a prominent theme in the play, and a bibliography of selected readings about the play and playwright. \n\n This range of material, rare in a single volume, provides several reading and teaching options, from the study of .