The Roman dramatist Terence (c. 186-159 BC) adapted many of his comedies from Greek sources, rendering them suitable for audiences of his own time by introducing subtler characterization and more complex plots. In his romantic play, The Girl from Andros, Terence portrays a love affair saved by a startling discovery. The Self-Tormentor focusses on a man's remorse after sending his son to war, and The Eunuch depicts a case of mistaken identity. Phormio is as rich in intrigue as a French farce, while The Mother-in-Law shows two families striving to save a marriage and The Brothers contrasts strict and lenient upbringings. With their tight plots and spare dialogue, Terence gave his plays a sense of humanity that became a model in the Renaissance and greatly influenced Molière.
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Terence (c.186-159) was born at Carthage of Libyan parentage, and was brought Rome as a young slave. According to Roman tradition his talents and good looks won him an education, manumissions, and entry to a patrician literary circle, with whose encouragement he wrote six Latin plays, modelled on Greek New Comedy. Only one, The Eunuch, was a popular success in his lifetime but he was read and admired in Roman times and became the main influence on Renaissance comedy.
Betty Radice was one of the greatest translators of her lifetime, and translated many titles for the Penguin Classics including Erasmus's Praise of Folly and Livy. She died in 1985.
The ComediesPreface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Girl From Andros
Andria
The Self-Tormentor
Heauton Timorumenos
The Eunuch
Eunuchus
Phormio
The Mother-In-Law
Hecyra
The Brothers
Adelhoe
Appendix A: 'The Life of Terrence' by Suetonius
Appendix B: The Order and Dates of the Plays
Select Bibliography
Show moreThe Roman dramatist Terence (c. 186-159 BC) adapted many of his comedies from Greek sources, rendering them suitable for audiences of his own time by introducing subtler characterization and more complex plots. In his romantic play, The Girl from Andros, Terence portrays a love affair saved by a startling discovery. The Self-Tormentor focusses on a man's remorse after sending his son to war, and The Eunuch depicts a case of mistaken identity. Phormio is as rich in intrigue as a French farce, while The Mother-in-Law shows two families striving to save a marriage and The Brothers contrasts strict and lenient upbringings. With their tight plots and spare dialogue, Terence gave his plays a sense of humanity that became a model in the Renaissance and greatly influenced Molière.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Terence (c.186-159) was born at Carthage of Libyan parentage, and was brought Rome as a young slave. According to Roman tradition his talents and good looks won him an education, manumissions, and entry to a patrician literary circle, with whose encouragement he wrote six Latin plays, modelled on Greek New Comedy. Only one, The Eunuch, was a popular success in his lifetime but he was read and admired in Roman times and became the main influence on Renaissance comedy.
Betty Radice was one of the greatest translators of her lifetime, and translated many titles for the Penguin Classics including Erasmus's Praise of Folly and Livy. She died in 1985.
The ComediesPreface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Girl From Andros
Andria
The Self-Tormentor
Heauton Timorumenos
The Eunuch
Eunuchus
Phormio
The Mother-In-Law
Hecyra
The Brothers
Adelhoe
Appendix A: 'The Life of Terrence' by Suetonius
Appendix B: The Order and Dates of the Plays
Select Bibliography
Show moreThe ComediesPreface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Girl From Andros
Andria
The Self-Tormentor
Heauton Timorumenos
The Eunuch
Eunuchus
Phormio
The Mother-In-Law
Hecyra
The Brothers
Adelhoe
Appendix A: 'The Life of Terrence' by Suetonius
Appendix B: The Order and Dates of the Plays
Select Bibliography
Terence (c.186-159) was born at Carthage of Libyan parentage, and
was brought Rome as a young slave. According to Roman tradition his
talents and good looks won him an education, manumissions, and
entry to a patrician literary circle, with whose encouragement he
wrote six Latin plays, modelled on Greek New Comedy. Only one, The
Eunuch, was a popular success in his lifetime but he was read and
admired in Roman times and became the main influence on Renaissance
comedy.
Betty Radice was one of the greatest translators of her lifetime,
and translated many titles for the Penguin Classics including
Erasmus's Praise of Folly and Livy. She died in 1985.
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