Barbarian Play: Plautus' Roman Comedy

Anderson explores the special form of metatheatre that we admire in Plautus, by which he undermines the assumptions of his Greek 'models' and replaces them with a new, confident Roman comedy.

A propos de l'auteur

William S. Anderson is Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Among his other books are Essays on Roman Satire and Ovidius Metamorphoses.

Résumé

Anderson explores the special form of metatheatre that we admire in Plautus, by which he undermines the assumptions of his Greek 'models' and replaces them with a new, confident Roman comedy.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: William Anderson, William S Anderson, William S. Anderson
• Edition: University of Toronto Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780802079411
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-7941-1
• Pages: 194
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 235 mm x 28 mm
• Poids: 276 g
• Thèmes: Heritage; Heritage
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Essais, chroniques, critiques littéraires, entretiens; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires