Menander

Samia (The Woman from Samos)

Menander, Alan H. Sommerstein (University of Nottingham)

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Cambridge University Press
09 January 2014

Theatre Studies; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Classical history & classical civilisation

Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics

For eight centuries after his death Menander was the third most popular poet in the Greek-speaking world, and his plays, through Roman imitations and adaptations, engendered a tradition of European light drama that extends to our own day. But it is only since 1844 that some of the actual texts of Menander's plays have been rediscovered, mostly in Egyptian papyri. Two of these have given us four-fifths of the script of Samia (The Woman from Samos), a play of deception and misunderstanding in which a marriage that everyone desires almost fails to happen, two women and a baby are almost ruined, and a loving father almost loses his only son, because the people at home and the people abroad have both been doing things behind each other's backs - but somehow everything ends happily after all. This is the first full-scale edition with English commentary and is suitable for upper-level students.

By: Menander
Edited by: Alan H. Sommerstein (University of Nottingham)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9780521514286
ISBN 10: 0521514282
Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Pages: 380
Publication Date: 09 January 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Samia; Commentary.

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Reviews for Menander: Samia (The Woman from Samos)

'... extremely valuable to scholars and students alike: it will enable instruction of Samia, enliven that of Menander, and contribute to the flowering study of New Comedy.' Alexandra Daly, Bryn Mawr Classical Review ... extremely valuable to scholars and students alike: it will enable instruction of Samia, enliven that of Menander, and contribute to the flowering study of New Comedy. Alexandra Daly, Bryn Mawr Classical Review