Roman Comedy: Five Plays by Plautus and Terence: Menaechmi, Rudens and Truculentus by Plautus; Adelphoe and Eunuchus by Terence (Focus Classical Library)

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. The Five Plays. Menaechmi = The Menaechmus Brothers -- Rudens = The Rope -- Truculentus = The Fierce One -- Adelphoe = The Brothers -- Eunuchus = The Eunuch -- Appendix I. Olympian Deities Mentioned In The Five Plays -- Appendix Ii. Currency Referred To In The Five Plays -- Appendix Iii. Correspondence Between The Scene Numbers Used In The Five Plays And The Renaissance Act & Scene Numbers. Translated With Introduction And Notes By David Christenson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 37-39). Front Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Introduction 8 Menaechmi 48 Rudens 106 Truculentus 178 Adelphoe 226 Eunuchus 280 Appendix I: Olympian Deities Mentioned in the Five Plays 342 Appendix II: Currency Referred to in the Five Plays 344 Appendix III: Correspondence between the Scene Numbers 346 Back Cover 350 English translations of five plays by two of its best practicioners of Roman comedy, Plautus and Terence. The plays, Menaechmi, Rudens, Truculentus, Adelphoe, and Eunuchus, provide an introduction to the world of Roman comedy