TY  - GEN
AU  - Tracy,Catherine
TI  - Epidicus by Plautus : An Annotated Latin Text, with a Prose Translation
SN  - OBP.0269
PY  - 2021///
PB  - Open Book Publishers
KW  - Classical texts
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Classical history / classical civilisation
KW  - Designed / suitable for A & AS Level
KW  - Translation & interpretation
KW  - Classics
KW  - comedy
KW  - Epidicus
KW  - Latin
KW  - Plautus
KW  - Roman play
KW  - translation
N1  - Open Access
N2  - Epidicus, a light-hearted comedy by Plautus about the machinations of a trickster slave and the inadequacies of his bumbling masters, appears here in both its original Latin and a sparkling new translation by Catherine Tracy. Epidicus, the cunning slave, is charged with finding his master’s illegitimate daughter and the secret girlfriend of his master’s son, but a comedy of mistaken identities and competing interests ensues. Amid the mayhem, Epidicus aims to win his freedom whilst risking some of the grislier punishments the Romans inflicted on their unfortunate slaves. This parallel edition in both Latin and English, with its accessible introduction and comprehensive notes, guides the reader through this popular Roman play. Tracy explores Epidicus’s roots in Greek drama, its rich social resonances for a Roman audience and its life in performance. She transforms Plautus' colloquial Latin poetry into lively modern English prose, illuminating the play’s many comedic references to the world of the Roman republic. This fine introduction to an enduring play will be of great use and enjoyment for undergraduate students of Latin drama and the general reader alike
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52038/1/9781800642867.pdf
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/74963
ER  -