Plautus' Persa

Introduction and Commentary

von Joseph Conlon

214 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This commentary on the Persa is the first full-length treatment of the play in English. The commentary, in addition to collecting comparanda, explaining difficult and corrupt passages, providing necessary cultural and historical context, etc., places particular emphasis on explaining Plautus’ language (especially alliteration, proverbs, etymology, the relationship between the colloquial and literary registers of Latin, word choice, and parallels with modern European languages), the staging of the drama, the development of the characters and their relationships, music, and the issues of slavery and gender. The goal throughout is to render the play more accessible to a wider audience of readers.

• Reihe: Studia Comica
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein Antike, Klassik, Mittelalter
• ISBN: 9783911065368
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.10.2025
• Größe: 23.5 x 16 cm
• Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Reihe herausgegeben von: Bernhard Zimmermann