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Terence: The Self-Tormentor

Terence: The Self-Tormentor

Brothers, Anthony J.
Brothers, Anthony J.

Paperback

Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts

Ancient RomeFiction AnthologiesPlays

ISBN10: 0856683035
ISBN13: 9780856683039
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: Jun 1 1988
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.10 Depth: 8.38
Language: Latin
The Self-Tormentor is the most neglected of Terence's six comedies, no full scale edition having appeared in England since the end of the last century; yet it is in many ways the author's most exciting play. The plot, of the 'double' type favoured by Terence, is fast-moving, complicated and full of intrigues masterminded by the ever-optimistic Syrus, who provides one of the best examples of the 'cunning slave' of Roman comedy. The presence of the two old men, one the self-tormentor of the title, the two sons and the sons' romantic attachments provides a contrast and variety in characterisation which show Terence's perceptive treatment at its best.

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