A Terence Reader: Selections from Six Plays

by William S. Anderson

This volume, intended for third- and fourth-year college and advanced high-school use, presents a selection of annotated passages in Latin from six plays by Andria, Heauton, Phormio, Hecyra, Eunuchus, and Adelphoe. The introduction discusses Terences enrichment of the comic genre he inherited from the Greeks and the hallmarks of his second-century BC Latin and its grammar. Terences plays are not merely showcases for his superb Republican Latin style. They represent an obvious post-Plautine shift in the comedy Rome inherited from Greece. There is a new respect for the real human situations behind well-rehearsed comic plots, and questions prod the cultural norms that are depicted on stage. Latin selections in this edition include sizeable passages from the beginnings, middles, and ends of all six of Terences plays, giving the experience of the general structure of his comedy. Notes illuminate Terences ingenuity in complicating plots, shifting sympathies, and manipulating character types. This Reader offers a memorable sample of Terences comic art, a unique presence in Latin literature. For over 30 years Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers has produced the highest quality Latin and ancient Greek books. From Dr. Seuss books in Latin to Plato's Apology , Bolchazy-Carducci's titles help readers learn about ancient Rome and Greece; the Latin and ancient Greek languages are alive and well with titles like Cicero's De Amicitia and Kaegi's Greek Grammar . We also feature a line of contemporary eastern European and WWII books. Some of the areas we publish in Selections From The Aeneid
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110 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

William Summers Anderson was a British businessman who served as President and Chairman of the National Cash Register Corp (NCR) from 1972 to 1984.