Epidicus by Plautus An Annotated Latin Text with a Prose Translation 1st Edition by Catherine Tracy ISBN ‎ 978-1800642850 1800642857

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ISBN 10: 1800642857

ISBN 13: 978-1800642850

Author: Catherine Tracy

Epidicus, a light-hearted comedy by Plautus about the machinations of a trickster slave and the inadequacies of his bumbling masters, appears here in both its original Latin and a sparkling new translation by Catherine Tracy. Epidicus, the cunning slave, is charged with finding his master’s illegitimate daughter and the secret girlfriend of his master’s son, but a comedy of mistaken identities and competing interests ensues. Amid the mayhem, Epidicus aims to win his freedom whilst risking some of the grislier punishments the Romans inflicted on their unfortunate slaves.

 

This parallel edition in both Latin and English, with its accessible introduction and comprehensive notes, guides the reader through this popular Roman play. Tracy explores Epidicus’s roots in Greek drama, its rich social resonances for a Roman audience and its life in performance. She transforms Plautus’ colloquial Latin poetry into lively modern English prose, illuminating the play’s many comedic references to the world of the Roman republic.

 

This fine introduction to an enduring play will be of great use and enjoyment for undergraduate students of Latin drama and the general reader alike.

Table of contents: 

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Plot of Epidicus

Loose Ends

The Roman Theatre

Latin Text of Epidicus with Language Noles

Helpful Information for Reading the Latin Text

The Rhythm of Plautus

Trochaic Septenarii

lambic of Senarius

The Play in Latin

PERSONAE

ACTVSI

1.1 EPIDICVS, THESPRIO

1.2 STRATIPPOCLES, CHAERIBVLVS, EPIDICYS

ACTVS II

2.1 APOECIDES, PERIPHANES

2.2 EPIDICVS, APOECIDES, PERIPHANES

2.3 EPIDICVS

ACTVS III

3.1 STRATIPPOCLES, CHAERIBVLVS

3.2 EPIDICVS, STRATIPPOCLES, CHAERIBVLVS

3.3 PERIPHANES, APOECIDES, SERVOS

3.4 MILES, PERIPHANES

3.4a PERIPHANES, MILES, FIDICINA

ACTVS IV

4.1 PHILIPPA, PERIPHANES

4.2 ACROPOLISTIS, PERIPHANES, PHILIPPA

ACTVS V

5.1 STRATIPPOCLES, EPIDICVS, DANISTA, TELESTIS

5.2 PERIPHANES, APOECIDES, EPIDICVS

Translation of Plautus’s Epidicus

About the Translation

The Play in English

Cast of Characters

Setting

ACT 1

1.1 Scene with Epidicus and Thesprio

1.2 Scene with Stratippocles, Chaeribulus, and Epidicus

ACT 2

2.1 Scene with Apoecides and Periphanes

2.2 Scene with Epidicus, Periphanes, and Apoecides

2.3 Scene with Epidicus

ACT 3

3.1 Scene with Stratippocles and Chaeribulus

3.2 Scene with Epidicus, Stratippocles, and Chaeribulus

3.3 Scene with Periphanes, Apoecides, a Slave, and the [Hired] Lyre-Player (Who Doesn’t Speak in this Scene)

3.4 Scene with the Soldier and Periphanes (and an Unnamed, Non-Speaking Slave)

3.4a Scene with Periphanes, the Soldier, and the [Hired] Lyre-Player

ACT 4

4.1 Scene with Philippa and Periphanes

4.2 Scene with Acropolistis, Periphanes, and Philippa

ACT 5

5.1 Scene with Stratippocles, Epidicus, the Moneylender, and Telestis

5.2 Scene with Periphanes, Apoecides, and Epidicus

Plot Summary

Acrostic Translation of the Argumenta

Literal Translation of the Argumentum

Works Cited

Index

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