Eunuchus

Name: Eunuchus
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ISBN: 9780521458719

ISBN-10: 0521458714

ISBN-13: 9780521458719

Edition: 1999

Authors: Terence, Terence, John Barsby, P. E. Easterling, Philip Hardie

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Terences Eunuchus (The Eunuch) was his most successful play in his lifetime but has been surprisingly neglected by modern commentators. In this first ever full-scale commentary in English, Professor Barsby provides a thorough examination of the play in terms of its literary and dramatic qualities, its staging, and its relationship to the two plays of Menanders on which it is based. The commentary includes scene-by-scene discussions which bring out the development of character and plot, and the notes offer a close study of Terences language in comparison with that of his predecessor Plautus. A full introduction puts Terence in his historical and literary context, and there are two…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/4/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 348
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792



Preface


Introduction



Terence and his background



Theatrical conditions and stage conventions



Terence and his Greek originals



Language and style



Metrical structure



The manuscript tradition



Commentary


Appendices


Bibliography and references


Index