Greek and Roman Comedy: Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays

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Greek and Roman Comedy

Translations and Interpretations of Four Representative Plays

Edited by: Shawn O'Bryhim
Translated by: George Fredric Franko , Timothy J. Moore , Shawn O'Bryhim and S. Douglas Olson

Languages: English, English

Published/Copyright: 2001

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Much 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.

This range of material, rare in a single volume, provides several reading and teaching options, from the study of a single author to an overview of the entire Classical comedic tradition. The plays have been translated for readability and fidelity to the original text by established Classics scholars. Douglas Olson provides the translation and commentary for Aristophanes' Acharnians, Shawn O'Bryhim for Menander's Dyskolos, George Fredric Franco for Plautus' Casina, and Timothy J. Moore for Terence's Phormio.

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Shawn O’Bryhim is Associate Professor of Classics at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.

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We need for teaching and for the general public good books about Greco-Roman comedy, and this is one. . . . It is for ordinary literate people who would like an intelligent introduction to Ancient Comedy and direct contact with some fresh translations of four plays.

— William S. Anderson

Those of us who teach ancient comedy in translation are well aware that it is frustratingly difficult to find readable translations and affordable editions of the ancient texts; this collection ably fills this gap.

— Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
ARISTOPHANES AND ATHENIAN OLD COMEDY
ARISTOPHANES AND ATHENIAN OLD COMEDY S. Douglas Olson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
THE POLITICS OF COMEDY AND THE PROBLEM OF THE RECEPTION OF ARISTOPHANES’ ACHARNIANS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
A Note on the Translation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
ACHARNIANS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
MENANDER AND GREEK NEW COMEDY
INTRODUCTION Shawn O’Bryhim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
DANCE, OLD MAN, DANCE! THE TORTURE OF KNEMON IN MENANDER’S DYSKOLOS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
DYSKOLOS; OR, THE GROUCH Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
PLAUTUS AND ROMAN NEW COMEDY
INTRODUCTION George Fredric Franko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
CLEOSTRATA IN CHARGE: TRADITION AND VARIATION IN CASINA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
CASINA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
TERENCE AND ROMAN NEW COMEDY
INTRODUCTION Timothy J. Moore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
WHO IS THE PARASITE? GIVING AND TAKING IN PHORMIO Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
PHORMIO Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266

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https://doi.org/10.7560/760547

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