Plautus' Bacchides is one of the best and most typical of his plays which in its treatment of character, theme and dialogue provides an excellent introduction to Plautus. Since the rediscovery of a passage from its Greek model, Menander's Dis Exapaton, it is now in the fore-front of scholarly discussion as direct comparisons can now be made of style and methods. The line-by-line verse translation aims to reproduce the sense and also to represent Plautus' linguistic liveliness and metrical variety, while the commentary explores the literary and dramatic qualities of the play in the light of modern scholarship. The Dis Exapaton fragment is given in text and translation. Latin text with facing-page translation, introduction and commentary.
| ISBN: | 9780856682278 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 1986 |
| Author: | Titus Maccius Plantus, John Barsby |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press an imprint of Oxbow Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 202 pages |
| Series: | Aris & Phillips Classical Texts |
| Genres: |
Ancient, classical and medieval texts Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |