The Major Declamations Volume Iii

Asses asses and more asses This new edition of Plautus rumbustious comedy provides the complete original Latin text witty scholarly commentary and an English translation that both complements and explicates Plautus original style. John Henderson reveals this play as a key to Roman social relations centered on many kinds of slavery to sex money and family structure to masculinity and social standing to senility and partying and to jokes lies and idiocy. The translation remains faithful to Plautus syllabic style for reading aloud as well as to his humorous colloquialisms and wordplay providing readers with a comfortable affinity to Plautus himself. An indispensable teaching and learning tool for the study of Roman New Comedy this edition includes comprehensive commentary useful indexes and a pronunciation guide that will help readers of all levels understand and appreciate Plautus and his era.