{"product_id":"plautus-amphitruo-paperback-9780521459976","title":"Plautus: Amphitruo (Paperback) 9780521459976","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlautus: Amphitruo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn edition with introduction and line-by-line commentary of the Roman playwright Plautus' comedy Amphitruo.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePlautus (Author), David M. Christenson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521459976, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 20 July 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 2 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is one of the most useful editions of Roman drama that have appeared in recent years … the volume comprises eighty pages of a well-structured introduction and nearly two hundred pages of informative and illuminating commentary.' Mnemosyne\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePlautus' Amphitruo is the sole specimen of mythological burlesque in ancient comedy to come down to us in nearly complete form.  This sex farce delighted Roman audiences and readers for centuries and continues to inspire adaptations to this day. Dr Christenson utilizes recent work in performance criticism in conjunction with traditional philological analysis to provide new insights into the play in performance. The edition aims to recover the essence of Plautine spectacle from the most concrete details of staging to the complex performative dynamics played out among the actors themselves and the actors and the audience. Included in the Introduction is an account of the mythic and dramatic background to Plautus' play as well as of its influence in post-classical drama. Plautus' metres are explained in a manner students will find helpful and instructive. Dr Christenson presents a new text that includes stage directions in English.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Plautus' life and times\u003cbr\u003e 2. Roman comedy\u003cbr\u003e 3. The play's the thing\u003cbr\u003e 4. Background and sources\u003cbr\u003e 5. Music, meter, and scansion\u003cbr\u003e 6. Play without end\u003cbr\u003e 7. Transmission of the text\u003cbr\u003e T. MACCI PLAVTI AMPHITRVO\u003cbr\u003e Commentary.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000665264408,"sku":"9780521459976","price":26.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521459976i_a3e50dbf-1ab8-428d-b1be-98e52f4cb4de.jpg?v=1691382408","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/plautus-amphitruo-paperback-9780521459976","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}