The Pot of Gold and Other Plays
$24.81
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 October 1965
Summary
A collection of witty and scathing plays giving insight into the vagaries of Roman life.
One of the supreme comic writers of the Roman world, Plautus (c.254-184 BC), skillfully adapted classic Greek comic models to the manners and customs of his day. This collection features a varied selection of his finest plays, from the light-hearted comedy Pseudolus, in which the lovesick Calidorus and his slave try to liberate his lover from her pimp, to the more subversive The Priso…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140441499 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140441492 |
| Author: | Plautus |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 October 1965 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Plautus
Titus Maccius Plautus was born in Umbria about 254BC. Little is known of his life, but it is believed he became an actor and translated Greek comedies for the Roman stage. He was rewarded by being granted Roman citizenship. According to Cicero he died in 184BC.
EF Watling was educated at University College, Oxford. His translations include seven plays of Sophocles, nine plays of Plautus and a selection of Seneca’s tragedies. He died in 1990.
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