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Amphitruo / Plautus ; edited by David M. Christenson.
- Title
- Amphitruo / Plautus ; edited by David M. Christenson.
- Author
- Plautus, Titus Maccius
- Publication
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Christenson, David M.
- Description
- x, 339 p.; 20 cm.
- Summary
- This edition of Plautus' Amphitruo uses performance criticism and traditional philological analysis to provide insights into the play. Details of staging and Plautus's metres are explored, along with an account of the mythic and dramatic background.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge Greek and Latin classics
- Uniform Title
- Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.
- Alternative Title
- Amphitrvo
- Subject
- Amphitryon (Greek mythological character) > Drama
- Genre/Form
- Comedy plays
- Mythological plays
- Drama
- Note
- Based on the editor's thesis (Ph.D., Harvard University).
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-329) and indexes.
- Language (note)
- Text in Latin with commentary and introduction in English.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Plautus' life and times. 2. Roman comedy. 3. The play's the thing. 4. Background and sources. 5. Music, metre, and scansion. 6. Play without end. 7. Transmission of the text -- T. Macci Plauti Amphitruo. Commentary. General. Latin words.
- ISBN
- 0521459974 (pbk.)
- 0521454018 (hardback)
- LCCN
- ^^^99043670^
- OCLC
- 42290676
- SCSB-12022887
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library