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Plautus' Curculio

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ISBN-10: 0806125071

ISBN-13: 9780806125077

Edition: 1993 (Revised)

Authors: John Wright, Titus Maccius Plautus, Titus Maccius Plautus

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Plautus'Curculio, the shortest of the twenty surviving comedies by ancient Rome's master dramatist, certainly is among his best. It has all the characteristics that make Plautus a perenial favorite among readers of Latin: archetypal characters such as the braggart warrior and the greedy parasite, a seminal plot based on greed and deception, and the powerful, inventive verbal style that for two thousand years has been the playwright's chief claim to critical attention.For all those reasons, theCurculiois an excellent introduciton to an important and appealing ancient ariter. In the revision of the American Philogical Association edition, the introduction and notes have been expanded and a…    
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Book details

Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date: 1/13/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 120
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.32" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English