Miles Gloriosus Paperback by Plautus

Product Details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press (1997-03-25)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 224 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780674574373
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

Miles Gloriosus or “Braggart Warrior” is one of the best-known and liveliest Roman comedies. It shows Plautus at his ablest in ingenious plot construction, vivid characterization, fast-moving action, and humorous dialogue.

This edition of the Latin text is fully and very helpfully annotated. The substantial introduction considers the antecedents of Plautus’s drama in Greek New Comedy and in Italic farce, his mixture of Greek and Roman both in language and in the life portrayed, and his stagecraft, language, and meter.

About the Author

Mason Hammond was Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Harvard University.