A comprehensive collection of essays by leading scholars in the field that address, in a single volume, several key issues in interpreting Terence offering a detailed study of Terence’s plays and situating them in their socio-historical context, as well as documenting their reception through to present day • The first comprehensive collection of essays on Terence in English, by leading scholars in the field • Covers a range of topics, including both traditional and modern concerns of gender, race, and reception • Features a wide-ranging but interconnected series of essays that offer new perspectives in interpreting Terence • Includes an introduction discussing the life of Terence, its impact on subsequent studies of the poet, and the question of his ethnicity
| ISBN: | 9781405198752 |
| Publication date: | 10th May 2013 |
| Author: | Antony (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Augoustakis |
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell an imprint of John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 560 pages |
| Series: | Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: plays and playwrights |