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- catalog abstract "The first professional playwright in history, Plautus was the creator of racy, raucous, very funny plays that will make modern audiences laugh as much as the first Romans did. Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Moliere'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.".
- catalog alternative "Works. Selections. English. 1996".
- catalog contributor b10154840.
- catalog contributor b10154841.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (pages xliv-xlvi).".
- catalog description "The braggart soldier -- The Brothers Menaechmus -- The haunted house -- The pot of gold.".
- catalog description "The first professional playwright in history, Plautus was the creator of racy, raucous, very funny plays that will make modern audiences laugh as much as the first Romans did. Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Moliere'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.".
- catalog extent "xlvi, 242 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0192831089 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "The world's classics".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng lat".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "872/.01 20".
- catalog subject "PA6570.A3 S4 1996".
- catalog subject "Plautus, Titus Maccius Translations into English.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The braggart soldier -- The Brothers Menaechmus -- The haunted house -- The pot of gold.".
- catalog title "Four comedies / Plautus ; translated, with an introduction and notes by Erich Segal.".
- catalog title "Works. Selections. English. 1996".
- catalog type "Comedies. gsafd".
- catalog type "text".