Amphitryon. The Comedy of Asses. The Pot of Gold. The Two Bacchises. The Captives

Name: Amphitryon. The Comedy of Asses. The Pot of Gold. The Two Bacchises. The Captives
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By Titus Maccius Plautus and Plautus

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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This volume collects five of Plautus's earliest complete Latin comedies: Amphitruo, Asinaria (The Comedy of Asses), Aulularia (The Pot of Gold), Bacchides (The Two Bacchises), and Captivi (The Captives). These rollicking plays, adapted from Greek originals for Roman audiences in the 3rd century BCE, explore themes of mistaken identity, clever slaves, comic misunderstandings, and social satire. The edition features newly edited texts, lively modern translations, and extensive notes illuminating the Roman theatrical context and language.
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This edition is ideal for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of classical literature and theatre, particularly those interested in Roman comedy, early European drama, and the origins of Western theatrical tradition.

The comedies of Plautus , who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences ca. 205–184 BC, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Molière to modern times. Twenty-one of his plays are extant.

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The rollicking comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205–184 BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Molière to modern times. This first volume of a new Loeb edition of all 21 of Plautus's extant comedies presents Amphitruo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, and Captivi with freshly edited texts, lively modern translations, and ample explanatory notes. Accompanying the plays is a detailed introduction to Plautus's œuvre as a whole, discussing his techniques of translation and adaptation, his use of Roman humor, stage conventions, language and meter, and his impact on the Greco-Roman comedic theater and beyond.

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Fred Franko in Bryn Mawr Classical Review praises Wolfgang de Melo's updated text and smooth, readable prose translation. The edition makes Plautus's world accessible without undue familiarity, with succinct footnotes explaining classical allusions and modern analogues enhancing understanding. Additional improvements in presentation make this Loeb edition an impressive resource for engaging with Plautus's timeless comedy.