by Tito Maccio Plauto · Ediciones Clasicas · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478823291
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«Captivi (Los prisioneros)» is the Roman comedy by Titus Maccius Plautus, published by Ediciones Clásicas in paperback (96 pages, in Spanish).
Philocrates and his slave Tyndarus, prisoners of war, are bought by Hegio, who hopes to exchange them for his son. They swap identities: the false slave leaves to negotiate the ransom while Tyndarus risks his life. The deception gets complicated when another prisoner recognises him and the parasite Ergasilus appears looking for a free meal.
Spanish edition with a version by Juan Luis Arcaz Pozo and Antonio López Fonseca; published by Ediciones Clásicas in 1998.
For students and readers interested in classical literature and Roman theatre.
Titus Maccius Plautus was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by Livius Andronicus, the innovator of Latin literature. The word Plautine refers to both Plautus's own works and works similar to or influenced by his. He influenced some of the greatest figures in literature, including Shakespeare and Molière.
