Menander
By: edited by David R. Slavitt and Palmer Bovie.
Contributors: Slavitt, David R., 1935-; Bovie, Smith Palmer.
Series: Penn Greek drama series
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Menander, of Athens -- Translations into English.
Description: These comedies by Menander reveal that the oft-employed theme of mistaken identity is as old as the Great Dionysia.

Teachers and students will find that this edition remains loyal to the Greek originals without confining itself to the literalism that has made many previous translations unusable in the classroom and inaccessible to general readers. These translations promise to become the standard for decades to come, introducing readers to the timelessness of the human experience brilliantly depicted in classical Greek drama.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ).
Table of contents: title: The grouch; title: Desperately seeking justice; title: Closely cropped locks; title: The girl from Samos; title: The shield.