The Comedies 外文书

图书标准信息

• 作者 Terence 著；Betty Radice 译
• 出版社 Penguin Classics； Rev Rep
• 出版时间 1976-11
• ISBN 9780140443240
• 定价 119.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 400页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

TheRomandramatistTerence(c.186-159BC)adaptedmanyofhiscomediesfromGreeksources,renderingthemsuitableforaudiencesofhisowntimebyintroducingsubtlercharacterizationandmorecomplexplots.Inhisromanticplay,"TheGirlfromAndros"Terenceportraysaloveaffairsavedbyastartlingdiscovery."TheSelf-Tormentor"focusesonaman'sremorseaftersendinghissontowar,and"TheEunuch"depictsacaseofmistakenidentity."Phormio"isasrichinintrigueasaFrenchfarce,while"TheMother-in-Law"showstwofamiliesstrivingtosaveamarriageand"TheBrothers"contrastsstrictandlenientupbringings.Withtheirtightplotsandsparedialogue,TerencegavehisplaysasenseofhumanitythatbecameamodelintheRenaissanceandgreatlyinfluencedMoliere.

【作者简介】

Terence(c.186-159)wasbornatCarthageofLibyanparentage,andwasbroughtRomeasayoungslave.AccordingtoRomantraditionhistalentsandgoodlookswonhimaneducation,manumissions,andentrytoapatricianliterarycircle,withwhoseencouragementhewrotesixLatinplays,modelledonGreekNewComedy.Onlyone,TheEunuch,wasapopularsuccessinhislifetimebuthewasreadandadmiredinRomantimesandbecamethemaininfluenceonRenaissancecomedy.BettyRadicewasoneofthegreatesttranslatorsofherlifetime,andtranslatedmanytitlesforthePenguinClassicsincludingErasmus'sPraiseofFollyandLivy.Shediedin1985.