
Plautus' Persa
Introduction and Commentary
Joseph Conlon(Author)
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. October 2025
Book
Hardback
214 pages
978-3-911065-36-8 (ISBN)
Description
This commentary on the Persa is the first full-length treatment of the play in English. The commentary, in addition to collecting comparanda, explaining difficult and corrupt passages, providing necessary cultural and historical context, etc., places particular emphasis on explaining Plautus' language (especially alliteration, proverbs, etymology, the relationship between the colloquial and literary registers of Latin, word choice, and parallels with modern European languages), the staging of the drama, the development of the characters and their relationships, music, and the issues of slavery and gender. The goal throughout is to render the play more accessible to a wider audience of readers.
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Thesis
Doctoral thesis
2016
Princeton University
Language
English
Place of publication
Göttingen
Germany
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
491 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-911065-36-8 (9783911065368)
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Persons
Author
Joseph Conlon is Professor of Classics, Director of the Greek Program, and Dean of Graduate studies at Ralston College, USA. He specializes in language acquisition and pedagogy, and is also a translator of katharevousa literature.
Series Editor
Dr. Bernhard Zimmermann ist Professor für griechische Literatur an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.