| #668835 in Books | Cambridge University Press | 1976-05-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.32 x.63 x4.84l,.65 | File type: PDF | 259 pages | ||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Best student option for this seminal comedy|By No snappy nickname|IMHO the "Adelphoe" is the gem of Latin comedy (sorry, Plautus lovers), for its subtle characterization and language and tight, character-driven plot. This isn't an ideal commentary by any means--some of the notes are hard to understand, obtuse or just too British for American readers to make sense of, and some
The Adelphoe (The Brothers) of Terence is a Latin adaptation of a comedy of the same name by the Greek comic playwright Menander. The theme of the play is the perennially interesting question of the relationship between the generations and the proper way to bring up a son. In the introduction Mr Martin considers Terence in the context of Roman comedy generally and discusses the background of the Adelphoe. There is also a section on metre and scansion and a short analysis...
You easily download any file type for your device.Terence: Adelphoe (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (English and Latin Edition) | Terence.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
