Plautus : the comedies

Author(s)

• Plautus, Titus Maccius
• Slavitt, David R.
• Bovie, Smith Palmer

Bibliographic Information

Plautus : the comedies

edited by David R. Slavitt and Palmer Bovie

（Complete Roman drama in translation）

Johns Hopkins University Press, c1995

• v. 1 : pbk. : alk. paper
• v. 2 : pbk. : alk. paper
• v. 3 : hard
• v. 3 : pbk. : alk. paper
• v. 4 : hard
• v. 4 : pbk. : alk. paper

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 2 : pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780801850578

Description

"The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." In these lively new translations, which effectively communicate the vitality and verve of the originals, the plays of Plautus are accessible to a new generation. Plays and translators: Volume 1: Amphitryon, Constance Carrier. Miles Gloriosus, Erich Segal. Captivi, Richard Moore. Casina, Richard Beacham. Curculio, Henry Taylor Volume 2: Rudens, Constance Carrier. Aulularia, Palmer Bovie. Bacchides, James Tatum. Mercator, George Garrett. Truculentus, James Tatum

Table of Contents

Preface The Rope The Pot of Gold Two Sisters Named Bacchis The Entrepreneur The Savage Slave

Volume

v. 3 : hard ISBN 9780801850677

Description

"The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." Part of a four-volume set containing all twenty-one surviving comedies of perhaps one of Western literature's greatest dramatists, this text brings together five translations. Born in Sarsina, Umbria, in 254 B.C., Plautus is said to have worked in Rome as a stage carpenter and later as a miller's helper. Whether authentic or not, these few details about the playwright's life are consistent with the image of him one might infer from his plays. Plautus was not "literary" but rather an energetic and resourceful man of the world who spoke the language of the people. His dramatic works were his way of describing and portraying that world in a language the people understood. Since Plautus's career unfolded against the background of the Second Punic War, it is not surprising that his prologues often end with a wish for the audience's "good luck against your enemies" or that the plays have their share of arrogant generals, boastful military captains, and mercenary adventurers. But other unforgettable characters are here as well - among them Euclio, in the Aulularia, the model for Moliere's miser. These translations aim to communicate the vitality and verve of the originals.

Table of Contents

• "Poenulus", Janet Burroway
• "Asinaria", Fred Chappell
• "Trinummus", Daniel Mark Epstein
• "Epidicus", Constance Carrier
• "Mostellaria", Palmer Bovie. Plays and translators contained in Volume 4 are: "Persa", Palmer Bovie
• "Menaechmi", Palmer Bovie
• "Cistellaria", R.H.W. Dillard
• "Pseudolus", Richard Beacham
• "Stichus", Carol Poster
• "Vidularia", John Wright.

Volume

v. 3 : pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780801850684

Description

"The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." Now Bovie and David Slavitt have brought together a distinguished group of translators for the final two volumes of a four-volume set containing all twenty-one surviving comedies of one of Western literature's greatest dramatists. Born in Sarsina, Umbria, in 254 B.C., Plautus is said to have worked in Rome as a stage carpenter and later as a miller's helper. Whether authentic or not, these few details about the playwright's life are consistent with the image of him one might infer from his plays. Plautus was not "literary" but rather an energetic and resourceful man of the world who spoke the language of the people. His dramatic works were his way of describing and portraying that world in a language the people understood. Since Plautus's career unfolded against the background of the Second Punic War, it is not surprising that his prologues often end with a wish for the audience's "good luck against your enemies" or that the plays have their share of arrogant generals, boastful military captains, and mercenary adventurers. But other unforgettable characters are here as well-among them Euclio, in the Aulularia, the model for Moliere's miser. In these lively new translations, which effectively communicate the vitality and verve of the originals, the plays of Plautus are accessible to a new generation. Plays and translators: Volume 3: Poenulus, Janet Burroway. Asinaria, Fred Chappell. Trinummus, Daniel Mark Epstein. Epidicus, Constance Carrier. Mostellaria, Palmer Bovie.

Table of Contents

• "Poenulus", Janet Burroway
• "Asinaria", Fred Chappell
• "Trinummus", Daniel Mark Epstein
• "Epidicus", Constance Carrier
• "Mostellaria", Palmer Bovie. Plays and translators contained in Volume 4 are: "Persa", Palmer Bovie
• "Menaechmi", Palmer Bovie
• "Cistellaria", R.H.W. Dillard
• "Pseudolus", Richard Beacham
• "Stichus", Carol Poster
• "Vidularia", John Wright.

Volume

ISBN 9780801850707

Description

"The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." In these lively new translations, which effectively communicate the vitality and verve of the originals, the plays of Plautus are accessible to a new generation. Plays and translators: Volume 1: 'Amphitryon,' Constance Carrier . 'Miles Gloriosus,' Erich Segal . 'Captivi,' Richard Moore . 'Casina,' Richard Beacham . 'Curculio,' Henry Taylor Volume 2: 'Rudens,' Constance Carrier . 'Aulularia,' Palmer Bovie . 'Bacchides,' James Tatum . 'Mercator,' George Garrett . 'Truculentus,' James Tatum

Table of Contents

Preface Amphitryon The Braggart Soldier The Captives A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Wedding The Weevil

Volume

v. 1 : pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780801850714

Description

"The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." In these lively new translations, which effectively communicate the vitality and verve of the originals, the plays of Plautus are accessible to a new generation. Plays and translators: Volume 1: Amphitryon, Constance Carrier. Miles Gloriosus, Erich Segal. Captivi, Richard Moore. Casina, Richard Beacham. Curculio, Henry Taylor Volume 2: Rudens, Constance Carrier. Aulularia, Palmer Bovie. Bacchides, James Tatum. Mercator, George Garrett. Truculentus, James Tatum

Table of Contents

Preface Amphitryon The Braggart Soldier The Captives A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Wedding The Weevil

Volume

v. 4 : hard ISBN 9780801850721

Description

"The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." Part of a four-volume set containing all twenty-one surviving comedies of perhaps one of Western literature's greatest dramatists, this text brings together five translations. Born in Sarsina, Umbria, in 254 B.C., Plautus is said to have worked in Rome as a stage carpenter and later as a miller's helper. Whether authentic or not, these few details about the playwright's life are consistent with the image of him one might infer from his plays. Plautus was not "literary" but rather an energetic and resourceful man of the world who spoke the language of the people. His dramatic works were his way of describing and portraying that world in a language the people understood. Since Plautus's career unfolded against the background of the Second Punic War, it is not surprising that his prologues often end with a wish for the audience's "good luck against your enemies" or that the plays have their share of arrogant generals, boastful military captains, and mercenary adventurers. But other unforgettable characters are here as well - among them Euclio, in the "Aulularia", the model for Moliere's miser. These translations aim to communicate the vitality and verve of the originals.

Table of Contents

• "Persa", Palmer Bovie
• "Menaechmi", Palmer Bovie
• "Cistellaria", R.H.W. Dillard
• "Pseudolus", Richard Beacham
• "Stichus", Carol Poster
• and "Vidularia", John Wright.

Volume

v. 4 : pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780801850738

Description

"The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." Now Bovie and David Slavitt have brought together a distinguished group of translators for the final two volumes of a four-volume set containing all twenty-one surviving comedies of one of Western literature's greatest dramatists. Born in Sarsina, Umbria, in 254 B.C., Plautus is said to have worked in Rome as a stage carpenter and later as a miller's helper. Whether authentic or not, these few details about the playwright's life are consistent with the image of him one might infer from his plays. Plautus was not "literary" but rather an energetic and resourceful man of the world who spoke the language of the people. His dramatic works were his way of describing and portraying that world in a language the people understood. Since Plautus's career unfolded against the background of the Second Punic War, it is not surprising that his prologues often end with a wish for the audience's "good luck against your enemies" or that the plays have their share of arrogant generals, boastful military captains, and mercenary adventurers. But other unforgettable characters are here as well-among them Euclio, in the Aulularia, the model for Moliere's miser. In these lively new translations, which effectively communicate the vitality and verve of the originals, the plays of Plautus are accessible to a new generation. Plays and translators: Volume 4: Persa, Palmer Bovie. Menaechmi, Palmer Bovie. Cistellaria, R. H. W. Dillard. Pseudolus, Richard Beacham. Stichus, Carol Poster. Vidularia, John Wright.

Table of Contents

• "Persa", Palmer Bovie
• "Menaechmi", Palmer Bovie
• "Cistellaria", R.H.W. Dillard
• "Pseudolus", Richard Beacham
• "Stichus", Carol Poster
• and "Vidularia", John Wright.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA26252658
• ISBN:
  • 0801850703
  • 0801850711
  • 0801850576
  • 0801850673
  • 0801850681
  • 080185072X
  • 0801850738
• LCCN: 94045317
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: lat
• Place of Publication: Baltimore, Md.
• Pages/Volumes: 4 v.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PA6569
  • DC20 : 872/.01
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Plautus, Titus Maccius -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : Latin drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : Greece -- Drama
  • FREE : Comedies. gsafd
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA18146870