The Woman of Andros. The Self-Tormentor. The Eunuch

Terence, John Barsby

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Harvard Uni.Press Academi
15 December 2001

Plays & playscripts; History; Latin

Series: Loeb Classical Library

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"Terence brought to the Roman stage a bright comic voice and a refined sense of style. His six comedies--first produced in the half dozen years before his premature death in 159 BCE--were imaginatively reformulated in Latin plays written by Greek playwrights, especially Menander. For this new Loeb Classical Library edition of Terence, John Barsby gives us a faithful and lively translation with full explanatory notes, facing a freshly edited Latin text.

Volume I contains a substantial introduction and three plays: The Woman of Andros, a romantic comedy; The Self-Tormentor, which looks at contrasting father-son relationships; and The Eunuch, whose characters include the most sympathetically drawn courtesan in Roman comedy. The other three plays are in Volume II: Phormio, a comedy of intrigue with an engaging trickster; The Mother-in-Law, unique among Terence's plays in that the female characters are the admirable ones; and The Brothers, which explores contrasting approaches to parental education of sons.

The Romans highly praised Terence--""whose speech can charm, whose every word delights,"" in Cicero's words. This new edition of his plays, which replaces the now outdated Loeb translation by John Sargeaunt (first published in 1912), succeeds in capturing his polished style and appeal."

By: Terence
Edited and translated by: John Barsby
Imprint: Harvard Uni.Press Academi
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: v. 22
Dimensions: Height: 162mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9780674995970
ISBN 10: 067499597X
Series: Loeb Classical Library
Pages: 458
Publication Date: 15 December 2001
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active