MENANDER The Bad-Tempered Man (Dyskolos)

Though in later antiquity the social comedies of Menander ranked second in popularity only to Homer, his plays were for centuries thought to be irretrievably lost. Only in this century have instances begun to re-emerge from the sands of Egypt, and it was not until 1958 that a complete play, Dyskolos or The Bad-Tempered Man, came to light. With this we can now gauge in full the skill that Menander brought to his works, even in the early phase of his career. In preparing this edition, the author aims to make accessible to readers some of the consummate sophistication in dramatic technique and use of language that once produced the question, "Menander and Life, which of you imitated the other?"

Stanley Ireland is Lecturer in Classics at the University of Warwick. He has written on such diverse topics as Menander, Aeschylus, Roman Britain, Homer and Apollodorus. He is the editor of Terence's The Mother-in-Law in this series.

192pp. (1995) cl 610 7 £35 / $59.99, pb 611 5 £13.25 / $22 (Reprinted with revisions 2000)

CONTENTS Preface Introduction PARALLEL GREEK TEXT AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION Apparatus Criticus COMMENTARY Metrical Appendix Bibliography Index

SOME COMMENTS BY REVIEWERS
"It is difficult to fault it ... the lengthy and informative introduction, the text with facing translation and full commentary." JACT
The translation is neat, idiomatic and vigorous ... a lively work, fully alert to Menandrian subtlety; it could be profitably used with virtually any group of students." G&R

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