{"product_id":"classical-comedy-by-plautus-9780140449822","title":"Classical Comedy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new anthology, bringing together four masterpieces of classical comedy in one volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the fifth to the second century BC, innovative comedy drama flourished in Greece and Rome. This collection brings together the greatest works of Classical comedy, with two early Greek plays—Aristophanes' bold, imaginative \u003cem\u003eBirds\u003c\/em\u003e, and Menander's \u003cem\u003eThe Girl from Samos\u003c\/em\u003e, which explores popular contemporary themes of mistaken identity and sexual misbehaviour; and two later Roman comic plays—Plautus' \u003cem\u003eThe Brothers Menaechmus\u003c\/em\u003e—the original comedy of errors—and Terence's bawdy yet sophisticated double love-plot, \u003cem\u003eThe Eunuch\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, these four plays demonstrate the development of Classical comedy, celebrating its richness, variety, and extraordinary legacy to modern drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596010045676,"sku":"9780140449822","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780140449822-classical-comedy.jpg?v=1777912924","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/classical-comedy-by-plautus-9780140449822","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}