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The Plays and Fragments

About The Plays and Fragments

The greatest writer of Greek New Comedy and the founding father of European comedy, Menander (c.341-290 BC) wrote over one hundred plays, of which only one complete play and substantial fragments of others survive. This new verse translation is accurate and highly readable, providing a consecutive text by using surviving words in the damaged papyri.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199540730
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 352
  • Published:
  • May 7, 2008
  • Dimensions:
  • 126x191x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 258 g.
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Description of The Plays and Fragments

The greatest writer of Greek New Comedy and the founding father of European comedy, Menander (c.341-290 BC) wrote over one hundred plays, of which only one complete play and substantial fragments of others survive. This new verse translation is accurate and highly readable, providing a consecutive text by using surviving words in the damaged papyri.

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