| #1458470 in Books | 2007-05-29 | 2007-05-29 | Original language:Ancient Greek | PDF # 1 | 7.79 x.86 x5.10l,.60 | File type: PDF | 352 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Four Stars|By Pablo A Calvan|Very good, PAC|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Elaine|Thank you.|0 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Great Introduction|By Bella Maria Delorus|The introduction to the developement of ancient comedy is|About the Author|Aristophanes was born, probably in Athens, c. 449 BC and died between 386 and 380 BC. Little is known about his life, but there is a portrait of him in Plato's Symposium. He was twice threatened with prosecution in the 420s for h
The ideal single-volume introduction to the greatest masterpieces of ancient comedy
From the fifth to the second century B.C., theatrical comedy flourished in Greece and Rome. This new anthology brings together four essential masterworks of the genre: Aristophanes' bold, imaginative The Birds; Menander's The Girl from Samos, which explores popular contemporary themes of mistaken identity and sexual misbehavior; and two later Roman comic play...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Classical Comedy (Penguin Classics) | Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence. Just read it with an open mind because none of us really know.
