Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Plays and FragmentsCondition: NewISBN-10: 019954073XEAN: 9780199540730ISBN: 9780199540730Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/08/2008Description: Menander was the founding father of European comedy. From Ralph Roister Doister to What the Butler Saw, from Henry Fielding to P. G. Wodehouse, the stock motifs and characters can be traced back to him.The greatest writer of Greek New Comedy, Menander (c.341-290 BC) wrote over one hundred plays but until the twentieth century he was known to us only by short quotations in ancient authors. Since 1907 papyri found in the sand of Egypt have brought to light more and more fragments, many substantial, and in 1958 the papyrus text of a complete play was published, The Bad-Tempered Man (Dyskolos) . His romantic comedies deal with the lives of ordinary Athenian families, and they are the direct ancestors not only of Roman comedy but also of English comedy from the Renaissance to the present day.This new verse translation is accurate and highly readable, providing a consecutive text with supplements based on the dramatic situation and surviving words in the damaged papyri. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 200mmItem Length: 130mmItem Width: 25mmTranslator: Maurice BalmeContributor: Peter Brown (Introduction by), Maurice Balme (Translated by)Genre: Poetry & DramaBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsAuthor: MenanderItem Weight: 281gRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Plays and Fragments
Title: The Plays and Fragments
ISBN-10: 019954073X
EAN: 9780199540730
ISBN: 9780199540730
Release Date: 05/08/2008
Release Year: 2008
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Translator: Maurice Balme
Contributor: Maurice Balme (Translated by)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Book Title: Plays and Fragments
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: European / General, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 1 in
Genre: Drama
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Author: Menander, Peter Brown, Maurice Balme
Item Length: 7.9 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
