[Terence] / [Publius Terentius Afer].

Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae. [Large Thick Paper Edition] Ad optimorum Exemplarium fidem recensitae. Accesserunt Variae Lectiones, quae in libris MSS. & Eruditorum commentariis notatu digniores occurrunt.

Two Volumes (complete set). London, J. et P.Knapton, 1751. Large, slim Octavo (16 cm wide x 24.7 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: Engraved Titlepage (in red and black), [24 unnumbered pages], Engraving, 208 pages / Volume II: continued pagination: Engraved titlepage, Engraving, page 209 – 400 plus [6] unnumbered pages. Hardcover / Original full leather. Recently repaired and masterfully stabilized set. Both Volumes in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

Publius Terentius Afer (c. 195/185 – c. 159 BC), better known in English as Terence, was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. All six of Terence’s plays survive complete and were originally produced between 166–160 BC.

According to ancient authors, Terence was born in Carthage and was brought to Rome as a slave, where he gained an education and his freedom; around the age of 25, Terence is said to have made a voyage to the east in search of inspiration for his plays, where he died either of disease in Greece, or by shipwreck on the return voyage. However, Terence’s traditional biography is often thought to consist of speculation by ancient scholars who lived too long after Terence to have access to reliable facts about his life.

Terence’s plays quickly became standard school texts. He ultimately secured a place as one of the four authors taught to all grammar pupils in the Western Roman Empire, and retained a central place in the European school curriculum until the 19th century, exercising a formative influence on authors such as William Shakespeare and Molière. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Altphilologie · Catalogue No.20 – Rome · Classical Literature · Classical Literature – Rare · Classical Philology · Classical Studies · Classical Studies – Rare · Classics · Drama – Rare · Philologie · Philology · Plays · Playwright · Roman · Roman History · Roman History – Rare · Roman Literature · Theatre · Theatre – Rare
• Language: Latin
• Inventory Number: 32452AB

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