The Girl from Andros was the Roman comic playwright Terence's first play and shows him as already a master dramatist. It contains much plotting and counter-plotting, two boys in danger of losing the girls they love, and a girl searching for her...
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The Girl from Andros was the Roman comic playwright Terence's first play and shows him as already a master dramatist. It contains much plotting and counter-plotting, two boys in danger of losing the girls they love, and a girl searching for her family. This is the first detailed commentary on the play for nearly sixty years. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Terence's life -- 2. Chronology -- 3. Rome in the 160s -- 4. Latin Comedy and Greek New Comedy -- 5. Performance conditions and stage-directions -- 6.1. The Girl from Andros -- 6.2. Terence and Menander -- 6.3. Simo -- 6.4. Davos' plans -- 6.5. Balancing scenes -- 6.6. Interpretation and Metatheatre -- 6.7. The Prologue -- 6.8. Reception -- 7. Language and style -- 8. Music and Metre -- 9. Manuscripts -- Bibliography -- Terence: The Girl from Andros -- Commentary -- Indexes.
The Girl from Andros was the Roman comic playwright Terence's first play and shows him as already a master dramatist. It contains much plotting and counter-plotting, two boys in danger of losing the girls they love, and a girl searching for her...
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The Girl from Andros was the Roman comic playwright Terence's first play and shows him as already a master dramatist. It contains much plotting and counter-plotting, two boys in danger of losing the girls they love, and a girl searching for her family. This is the first detailed commentary on the play for nearly sixty years. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Terence's life -- 2. Chronology -- 3. Rome in the 160s -- 4. Latin Comedy and Greek New Comedy -- 5. Performance conditions and stage-directions -- 6.1. The Girl from Andros -- 6.2. Terence and Menander -- 6.3. Simo -- 6.4. Davos' plans -- 6.5. Balancing scenes -- 6.6. Interpretation and Metatheatre -- 6.7. The Prologue -- 6.8. Reception -- 7. Language and style -- 8. Music and Metre -- 9. Manuscripts -- Bibliography -- Terence: The Girl from Andros -- Commentary -- Indexes.
