Research Catalog

Title

The complete Roman drama : all the extant comedies of Plautus and Terence, and the tragedies of Seneca, in a variety of translations / edited, and with an introduction, by George E. Duckworth.

Publication

New York : Random House, 1942.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Duckworth, George E., 1903-1972
• Allison, Robert, 1838-1926
• Sugden, Edward H. (Edward Holdsworth), 1854-1935
• Weist, Edward C. (Edward Cilley)
• Hyde, Richard W. (Richard Whitney)
• Murphy, Charles Theophilus, 1909-1985
• Bassett, Edward L. (Edward Lewis), 1914-1984
• Jarcho, Leonard W. (Leonard Wallenstein), 1916-1996
• Chase, Cleveland K. (Cleveland King), 1871-1951
• Workman, John Rowe, 1918-1985
• Clark, Barrett H. (Barrett Harper), 1890-1953
• Miller, Frank Justus
• Harris, Ella Isabel, 1859-1923
• Plautus, Titus Maccius.
• Terence.
• Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.

Description

2 volumes; 24 cm

Summary

The complete plays of Plautus, Terence, and Seneca.

Series Statement

The Random House lifetime library

Uniform Title

• Octavia (Praetexta). English (Miller)
• Querolus. English (Duckworth)
• Random House lifetime library.

Subject

• Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Translations into English
• Plautus, Titus Maccius > Translations into English
• Terence > Translations into English
• Plautus, Titus Maccius
• Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D
• Terence
• Mythology, Classical > Drama
• Mythology, Greek > Drama
• Latin drama
• Latin literature
• Mythology, Classical
• Poesia Dramatica Latina
• Latin drama
• Rome > Drama
• Rome (Empire)

Genre/Form

• Tragedies.
• scripts (documents)
• Plays (Performed works)
• tragedies.
• comedy (general genre)
• Mythological plays
• Tragedies (Drama)
• Comedy plays
• Drama
• Translations
• Comedies.
• Drama.
• Comedy plays.
• Mythological plays.
• Latin drama
• Théâtre.
• Tragédies.
• Comédies.

Note

• "First printing."
• "A companion volume to The complete Greek drama, edited by Whitney J. Oates and Eugene O'Neill, jr."--Pref.

Contents

• v. 1. Amphitryon, The comedy of asses, The pot of gold, The two bacchides, The captives, Casina, The casket, Curculio, Epidicus, The twin menaechmi, The merchant, The braggart warrior, The haunted house, The girl from Persia, The Carthaginian, Pseudolus, The rope / Plautus -- v. 2. Stichus, The three penny day, Truculentus / Plautus -- The woman of Andros, The self-tormentor, The eunuch, Phormio, The mother-in-law, The brothers / Terence -- Mad Hercules, The Trojan women, The Phoenician women, Medea, Phaedra, Oedipus, Agamemnon, Thyestes, Hercules on Oeta, Octavia / Seneca. Querolus.
• Plautus. Amphitryon / translated by Sir Robert Allison -- The comedy of asses / translated by Edward H. Sugden -- The pot of gold / translated by Sir Robert Allison -- The two Bacchides / translated by Edward H. Sugden -- The captives / translated by Sir Robert Allison -- Casina / translated by George E. Duckworth -- The casket / translated by George E. Duckworth -- Curculio / translated by George E. Duckworth -- Epidicus / translated by George E. Duckworth -- The twin Menaechmi / translated by Edward C. Weist and Richard W. Hyde -- The merchant / translated by Charles T. Murphy -- The braggart warrior / translated by George E. Duckworth -- The haunted house / translated by E.L. Bassett and L.W. Jarcho, revised by Charles T. Murphy -- The girl from Persia / translated by Charles T. Murphy -- The Carthaginian / translated by George E. Duckworth -- Pseudolus / translated by Charles T. Murphy -- The rope / translated by Cleveland K. Chase -- Stichus / translated by John R. Workman -- The three penny day / translated by George E. Duckworth -- Truculentus / translated by George E. Duckworth.
• Terence. The woman of Andros / translator anonymous -- The self-tormentor / translator anonymous -- The eunuch / translated by -- Phormio / Barrett H. Clark -- The mother-in-law / translator anonymous -- The brothers / translator anonymous.
• Seneca / translated by Frank Justus Miller -- Mad Hercules / translated by Frank Justus Miller -- The Trojan women / translated by Frank Justus Miller -- The Phoenician women / translated by Ella Isabel Harris -- Medea / translated by Frank Justus Miller -- Phaedra / translated by Frank Justus Miller -- Oedipus / translated by Frank Justus Miller -- Agamemnon / translated by Frank Justus Miller -- Thyestes / translated by Ella Isabel Harris -- Hercules on Oeta / translated by Ella Isabel Harris -- Octavia / translated by Frank Justus Miller.
• Appendix. Querolus / translated by George E. Duckworth. Glossary.

LCCN

42036335

OCLC

• ocm00905215
• 905215
• SCSB-875228

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library