The Pot Of Gold And Other Plays

Author : Plautus
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141911220
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pot of Gold and Other Plays written by Plautus and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the supreme comic writers of the Roman world, Plautus (c.254-184 BC), skilfully 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 Prisoners, which raises serious questions about the role of slavery. Also included are The Brothers Menaechmus, which formed the prototype for Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, and The Pot of Gold, whose old miser Euclio is a glorious study in avarice. Throughout, Plautus breathes new, brilliant life into classic comic types - including deceitful twins, scheming slaves, bitter old men and swaggering soldiers - creating an entertaining critique of Roman life and values.

Author : Titus Maccius Plautus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captivi written by Titus Maccius Plautus and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Seneca
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141970944
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phaedra and Other Plays written by Seneca and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero, Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt, sorrow, anger and desire lead individuals to violence. The hero of Hercules Insane saves his own family from slaughter, only to commit further atrocities when he goes mad. The horrifying death of Astyanax is recounted in Trojan Women, and Phaedra deals with forbidden love. In Oedipus a nervous man discovers himself, while Thyestes recounts the bitter family struggle for a crown. Of uncertain authorship, Octavia dramatizes Nero's divorce from his wife and her deportation. The only Latin tragedies to have survived complete, these plays are masterpieces of vibrant, muscular language and psychological insight.

Author : Menander
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141913479
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plays and Fragments written by Menander and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-07-29 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Menander (c. 341-291 BC) was the foremost innovator of Greek New Comedy, a dramatic style that moved away from the fantastical to focus upon the problems of ordinary Athenians. This collection contains the full text of 'Old Cantankerous' (Dyskolos), the only surviving complete example of New Comedy, as well as fragments from works including 'The Girl from Samos' and 'The Rape of the Locks', all of which are concerned with domestic catastrophes, the hazards of love and the trials of family life. Written in a poetic style regarded by the ancients as second only to Homer, these polished works - profoundly influential upon both Roman playwrights such as Plautus and Terence, and the wider Western tradition - may be regarded as the first true comedies of manners.

Author : Plautus
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192638017
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Four Comedies written by Plautus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Molière's The Miser are two subsequent classics directly based on Plautine originals. Plautus himself borrowed from the Greeks, but his jokes, rapid dialogue, bawdy humour, and irreverent characterizations are the original work of an undisputed genius. The comedies printed here show him at his best, and professor Segal's translations keep their fast, rollicking pace intact, making these the most readable and actable versions available. His introduction considers Plautus' place in ancient comedy, examines his continuing influence, and celebrates his power to entertain. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Titus Maccius Plautus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789050100069
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rope, and Other Plays written by Titus Maccius Plautus and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0140441743
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Four Tragedies and Octavia written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1966-10-30 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramas by the classical playwright and philosopher are accompanied by a modern work to demonstrate the Roman's impact on the development of the tragedy.

Author : Molière
Publisher : Penguin Classics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Miser and Other Plays written by Molière and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 1962 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molïre was the stage name of French playwright Jean Baptiste Poquelin, known for satire and controversy.

Author : Titus Maccius Plautus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pot of Gold written by Titus Maccius Plautus and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henrik Ibsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780141195216
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hedda Gabler and Other Plays written by Henrik Ibsen and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these three unforgettably intense plays, Henrick Ibsen explores the problems of personal and social morality that he perceived in the world around him and, in particular, the complex nature of truth.