From the fifth to the second century BC,innovative comedy drama flourished in Greece and Rome. This collection brings together the greatest works of Classical comedy,with two early Greek plays: Aristophanes'bold,imaginative Birds,and Menander's The Girl from Samos,which explores popular contemporary themes of mistaken identity and sexual misbehaviour; and two later Roman comic plays: Plautus'The Brothers Menaechmus - the original comedy of errors - and Terence's bawdy yet sophisticated double love-plot,The Eunuch. Together,these four plays demonstrate the development of Classical comedy,celebrating its richness,variety and extraordinary legacy to modern drama.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780140449822Number of pages: 352Weight: 258 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
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