Titus Maccius Plautus
Author
Series
Loeb classical library ; no. 60-61, 163, 260, 328
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1979-84.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[1964]
Language
English
Description
The plays of Plautus are the earliest complete works of Latin literature we possess. Plautus adapted for the amusement of Roman audiences the Greek New Comedy of the fourth century. His wit is clever and satirical and his entertaining portrayal of slaves firmly set the style for the 'low' characters of Elizabethan comedy, of Molière, and many others.
Author
Series
Penguin classics ; L149
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1965.
Language
English
Description
The ancient Roman writer Plautus is one of the most important playwrights in Western Civilization. "The Pot of Gold and Other Plays" captures his genius with a collection of famous plays performed in the Roman theatre. Plautus adapted most of his plays from earlier Greek stories, making him essential in helping preserve the history and integrity of Greek theatre. What makes Plautus extraordinary, though, is that he kept the essence of the Greek shows...
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House UK
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This classic anthology traces the development of Latin literature from the early Republican works of Cicero and Catullus, to the writers of the Empire such as Lucan and Petronius, to the later writings of St Augustine. The selections cover comedy and epic, history and philosophy, in prose and in verse, and each passage is prefaced by an introduction to the author and his influence. The translators range across history from Alexander Pope and Lord...
