Plautus: Menaechmi
Part of Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
- Real Author: Plautus
- Editor: A. S. Gratwick
- Date Published: June 1993
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521349703
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Menaechmi is one of Plautus' liveliest and most entertaining comedies, the main inspiration for Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Dr Gratwick's edition brings new light to bear on the interpretation of the play and on Plautus' place in the development of European comedy. Central to his treatment is the fact that Plautus was a dramatist who wrote to be heard rather than to be read. The various metres which he subtly and flexibly exploited for musical and dramatic effect are here explained in a way that challenges many received views but also offers the student practical assistance in grappling with the technical problems involved both on stage and in performance. The text has been newly constituted on the basis of a complete reappraisal of the manuscript tradition in the light of scholarship since the Renaissance.
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- The Menaechmi, a Roman comedy with a story of long-lost twin brothers and confused identities, is a good play for students to read
- Dr Gratwick is distinguished for his treatment of the very complicated metres used by the Roman comic writer Plautus and this edition embodies his principles
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- Date Published: June 1993
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521349703
- length: 288 pages
- dimensions: 203 x 127 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.3kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction:
1. The genre
2. This play
3. The MSS and the transmission
4. Scanning and reading Plautus' verse
T. Macci Plavti Menaechnu
Commentary
Appendices.
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