{"product_id":"the-rope-and-other-plays-isbn-9780140441369","title":"The Rope and Other Plays","description":"Brilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254-184 BC) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic themes and developing standard characters that were to influence the comedies of Shakespeare, Molière and many others. In \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, a dissolute son who has squandered his father's money is thrown into disarray when he returns from abroad, a theme that is explored further in the comedy of errors \u003ci\u003eA Three-Dollar Day\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eThe Rope—\u003c\/i\u003eregarded by many as the best of Plautus' plays—the shipwreck of a pimp and his slaves leads to the touching reunion of a father and his daughter, while Amphitryo, Plautus's only excursion into divine mythology, offers a cheerful account of how Jupiter became father to Hercules.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.The Rope and Other PlaysIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ghost\u003c\/b\u003e Mostellaria\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Rope\u003c\/b\u003e Rudens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Three-Dollar Day\u003c\/b\u003e Trinummus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmphitryo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitus Maccius Plautus\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Sarsina, Umbria, in about 254  BC, and was originally named, after his father, Titus. Little is known  of his life, but it is believed that he went to Rome when young and  worked as a stage assistant. His potential as an actor was discovered  and he acquired two other names: Maccius, derived perhaps from the name  of a clown in popular farce, and Plautus, a cognomen meaning \"flat-footed.\" Somehow Plautus saved enough capital to go into business  as a merchant shipper, but this venture collapsed, and he worked (says  the tradition) as a miller’s laborer, and in his spare time studied  Greek drama. From the age of forty onwards he achieved increasing  success as an adaptor of Greek comedies for the Roman stage. Much of his  work seems to be original, however, and not mere translation. He was  rewarded by being granted Roman citizenship. According to Cicero he died  in 184 BC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eE.F. Watling\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at Christ's Hospital and  University College, Oxford. His translations of Greek and Roman plays  for the Penguin Classics include the seven plays of Sophocles, nine  plays of Plautus, and a selection of the tragedies of Seneca.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302676189413,"sku":"NP9780140441369","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140441369.jpg?v=1767741278","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-rope-and-other-plays-isbn-9780140441369","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}