The rope ; Amphitryo ; The ghost ; A three-dollar day
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The rope ; Amphitryo ; The ghost ; A three-dollar day
(Penguin classics)
Penguin Books, c1964
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The rope and other plays
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First title(1964 published):The rope and other plays
Contents of Works
- The ghost [ Mostellaria ]
- The rope [ rudens ]
- A three-dollar day [ Trinummus ]
- amphitryo
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Brilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254 -184 bc ) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic themes and developing standard characters that were to influence the comedies of Shakespeare, Moliere and many others. In The Ghost, a dissolute son who has squandered his father's money is thrown into disarray when he returns from abroad, a theme that is explored further in the comedy of errors A Three-Dollar Day. In The Rope - regarded by many as the best of Plautus' plays - the shipwreck of a pimp and his slaves leads to the touching reunion of a father and his daughter, while Amphitryo, Plautus's only excursion into divine mythology, offers a cheerful account of how Jupiter became father to Hercules.
Table of Contents
The Rope and Other PlaysIntroduction
The Ghost Mostellaria
The Rope Rudens
A Three-Dollar Day Trinummus
Amphitryo
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