by Plauto · Ediciones Akal · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788446018872
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«Comedias» is the volume of classical theatre by Plautus that brings together «Los prisioneros», «El sorteo de Cásina», «El persa» and «Pséudolo o El requetementirosillo», published by Ediciones Akal in paperback (350 pages, in Spanish).
This volume brings together four works from Plautus's mature period, united by the use of metatheatre: theatre within theatre as a comic device. Each play includes its own introductory study and notes, preceded by a general introduction that guides the reading. Plautus's humour, his stock characters and his blend of Greek, Roman and popular tradition made him a reference point for Western theatre and influenced authors such as Shakespeare, Lope de Vega and Molière.
The book belongs to the Clásica collection from Akal, number 70, with edition and study by Carmen González Vázquez.
Intended for students and readers of classical literature who want to approach Roman theatre with critical apparatus and reading guides.
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.
