Menander: The Shield (Aspis) and Arbitration (Epitrepontes) - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0856688339 ISBN 13: 9780856688331

Casa editrice: Liverpool Univ Pr, 2010

Riassunto

Though in antiquity the social comedies of Menander ranked second in popularity only to Homer, his plays were for centuries thought to be irretrievably lost. It was only in the 20th century that large sections of his work began to emerge, The Arbitration's major portion published in 1907, The Shield in 1969. With these and other finds we can now gauge in full the skill that Menander brought to his works. In preparing this edition the author has aimed to make accessible to readers some of the consummate sophistication in dramatic technique and use of language that once produced the question, `Menander and Life, which of you imitated the other?'

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L'autore:

Stanley Ireland is Reader in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick. He has written on such diverse topics as Menander, Aeschylus, Roman Britain, Apollodorus and Ancient Numismatics. His is the editor of Menander's The Bad-Tempered-Man and Terence's The Mother-in-Law in this series.

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Book by Ireland Stanley

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Liverpool Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0856688339
• ISBN 13: 9780856688331
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Redattore: Ireland Stanley