Plautus: Menaechmi: A Companion to the Penguin Translation

by Plautus

Overview

'Menaechmi' is a broad farce that makes use of the comic possibilities of mistaken identity. Shakespeare adapted the plot for his 'Comedy of Errors', but his is not the only adaptation made since the Renaissance. Its neat plot and witty, fast-moving dialogue often speak for themselves: Frances Muecke's Companion to E. F. Watling's translation concentrates on the finer points of detail and is particularly useful in its discussion of the dramatic an dliterary characteristics of Plautine comedy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780862922399
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Series:	Classical Studies
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.17(d)

Table of Contents

Preface 4
Introduction 5
1. Plautus and the New Comedy
2. 'The Menaechmi' Influences
3. The play
4. The characters and their names
5. Staging and performance Commentary 24
Appendix: The Doctor Scenes 72
Bibliography 74
Glossary 75
Map 77