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Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A vibrant verse translation of three key works from one of the most original playwrights in the entire Western tradition; combines historical accuracy with a sensitive attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy; features comprehensive introductions to each play, as well as detailed explanatory notes; includes an appendix containing information and selected fragments from the lost plays of Aristophanes."--Publisher's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. The comedies printed here show him at his best, and Professor Segal's translations keep their fast, rollicking pace intact, making these the most readable and actable versions available.
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classics
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Presents a revised edition of the Shakespeare play wherein The King of France gives Helena the hand of any man she wants in marriage, but the one she chooses, Bertram, flees to Tuscany, and she must use her wits to get him back. Includes author information, notes, and critical analysis.
9) Lysistrata
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Language
English
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Description
Lysistrata and Other Plays centers a disgruntled woman whose attempt to end a war takes the battle from an open field to the soldier's bedroom. Wives from both camps deny their husbands basic affection in an effort to quell the violence.
Set during the Peloponnesian War, the women of Greece, led by Lysistrata, create a plan to stifle the conflict between Athens and Sparta. Together, they agree to stage a sex strike, refusing to sleep with their husbands...
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classics
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Antonio, a Venetian merchant, complains to his friends of a melancholy that he cannot explain. His friend Bassanio is desperately in need of money to court Portia, a wealthy heiress who lives in the city of Belmont. In Belmont, Portia expresses sadness over the terms of her father's will, which stipulates that she must marry the man who correctly chooses one of three caskets. None of Portia's current suitors are to her liking, and she and her lady-in-waiting,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. Another feature of this series includes dramatic criticism from the past and present: Commentaries by Nicholas Rowe, William Hazlitt, Edgar Elmer Stoll, Linda Bamber, Alexander Leggart, and Robert Smallwood. Special...
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet Classic
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare's dark comedy about human sexuality, in which a woman is forced to choose between her brother's life and her chastity; includes an overview of Shakespeare's life and times, as well as source information, dramatic criticism, a stage and screen history, and recommended readings on the play.
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