Selections from Plautus
With Introduction and Notes

Originally published in 1924, this book contains the Latin text of extracts from the works of the Roman comic Plautus.

Plautus (Author), K. M. Westaway (Edited by)

9781107620056, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 August 2013

98 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.5 cm, 0.1 kg

Originally published in 1924 as part of the Pitt Press Series, and intended for pre-university students, this book contains the Latin text of extracts from the works of the Roman comic Plautus. The selections are prefaced with an introduction on the playwright's life, and are accompanied by notes on the text and an appendix on the poetic metres used in the extracts. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Plautus or the history of classical education.

Preface
Introduction
Text: 1. A strange dilemma
2. The haunted house
3. The braggart captain
4. The shipwreck
5. The twins
6. The miser
7. The parasite
8. A business transaction
9. The Carthaginian
Notes
Appendix.

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]