| #772327 in Books | 2002-07-31 | 2002-07-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.2 x5.50l,.63 | File type: PDF | 166 pages||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Frank R. Merrill's Commentary on Plautus' Mostellaria|By Eustathios|This is a review of Frank R. Merrill's commentary on Plautus' Mostellaria for the Bristol Classical Press series. Merrill states in his preface that "this edition of the Mostellaria is conceived as a first reader in Roman comedy", and it is very clear that he has endeavored to make this commentary as user frien|About the Author|Frank R. Merrill was at the time of writing Professor of Latin and Greek at Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania.
"Mostellaria" is one of Plautus' most lively plays. Probably based on a Greek original, Philemon's "Ghost", it concerns the scheming slave Tranio's attempts (including the invention of a haunted house) to disguise from his old master the sexual and financial prodigality of the latter's son. The complex plot of deceit and confusion is, in the way of the genre, finally resolved in reconciliation and forgiveness. This edition, first published in 1968, was conceived as a ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Plautus: Mostellaria (Latin Texts) (English and Latin Edition) | Plautus.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
