Plautus Libri

Testo latino a fronte Un mercante di Siracusa perde a Taranto uno dei suoi due figli gemelli, Menecmo, e ne muore di dolore. Menecmo, allevato da un ricco mercante di Epidamno di cui ha poi ereditato le ricchezze, vive a Epidamno, ha una moglie gelosa e una bella amante, Erozio. Il fratello, chiamato anch'egli Menecmo, va a Epidamno e viene scambiato per il gemello, crede però che la causa delle strane avventure che gli capitano sia l'interesse da lui suscitano in Erozio. Intanto Menecmo primo subisce le ire della moglie gelosa e del suocero. I due fratelli infine si riconoscono e decidono di tornare insieme a Siracusa dopo aver venduto all'asta i beni e la moglie (se qualcuno la compra) di Menecmo primo.

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The comedies of Plautus are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and are cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. This fifth volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of Plautus's extant comedies includes lively modern translations, introductions, and ample explanatory notes.

The comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences ca. 205–184 BC, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Molière to modern times. Twenty-one of his plays are extant.

The comedies of Plautus, who brilliantly adapted Greek plays for Roman audiences c. 205--184BCE, are the earliest Latin works to survive complete and cornerstones of the European theatrical tradition from Shakespeare and Moliere to modern times. Twenty-one of his plays are extant.

This anthology contains English translations of five plays by two of the best practitioners of Roman comedy, Plautus and Terence. The plays, Menaechmi, Rudens, Truculentus, Adelphoe, and Eunuchus, provide an introduction to the world of Roman comedy. As with all Focus translations, the emphasis is on a handsomely produced, inexpensive, readable edition that is close to the original, with an extensive introduction, notes and appendices.