The Pot of Gold and Other Plays (Classics)
Plautus
Penguin Classics, 1965
ISBN-13: 9780140441499; ISBN-10: 0140441492
List Price: $13.00
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Brand new--note: NOT Penguin, but Oxford World Classics edition of the same four plays. The only one you need is The Pot of Gold for this course, so my copy will work perfectly well. I was stupid and bought the wrong edition. On the bright side, it's still brand new!
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basically new
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Description
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One of the supreme comic writers of the Roman world, Plautus (c.254-184 BC) skilfully adapted classic Greek comic models to the manners and customs of his day. This collection features a varied selection of his finest plays, from the light-hearted comedy "Pseudolus", in which the lovesick Calidorus and his slave try to liberate his lover from her pimp, to the more subversive "The Prisoners", which raises serious questions about the role of slavery. Also included in this title are "The Brothers Menaechmus", which formed the prototype for Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors", and "The Pot of Gold", whose old miser Euclio is a glorious study in avarice. Throughout, Plautus breathes new, brilliant life into classic comic types - including deceitful twins, scheming slaves, bitter old men and swaggering soldiers - creating an entertaining critique of Roman life and values.