Plautus: Menaechmi: A Companion to the Penguin Translation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780862922399)

'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.

Author: Plautus
ISBN-10: 0862922399
ISBN-13: 9780862922399
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1998
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.46w x 0.22d