The Rope and Other Plays [Paperback]

Plautus (Author), E.F. Watling (Translator)

Book Description

Series: Penguin Classics | Publication Date: May 30, 1964

Brilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254 -184 bc ) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic themes and developing standard characters that were to influence the comedies of Shakespeare, Moliere and many others. In The Ghost, a dissolute son who has squandered his father's money is thrown into disarray when he returns from abroad, a theme that is explored further in the comedy of errors A Three-Dollar Day. In The Rope - regarded by many as the best of Plautus' plays - the shipwreck of a pimp and his slaves leads to the touching reunion of a father and his daughter, while Amphitryo, Plautus's only excursion into divine mythology, offers a cheerful account of how Jupiter became father to Hercules.

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TITUS MACCIUS PLAUTUS (c. 254-184 B.C.)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Classics (May 30, 1964)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140441360
• ISBN-13: 978-0140441369
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #634,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)