{"product_id":"the-rope-and-other-plays-9780140441369b","title":"The Rope and Other Plays","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBrilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254-184 BC) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic themes and developing standard characters that were to influence the comedies of Shakespeare, Molière and many others. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Ghost\u003c\/span\u003e, a dissolute son who has squandered his father's money is thrown into disarray when he returns from abroad, a theme that is explored further in the comedy of errors \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eA Three-Dollar Day.\u003c\/span\u003e In \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Rope\u003c\/span\u003e—regarded by many as the best of Plautus' plays—the shipwreck of a pimp and his slaves leads to the touching reunion of a father and his daughter, while \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eAmphitryo\u003c\/span\u003e, Plautus's only excursion into divine mythology, offers a cheerful account of how Jupiter became father to Hercules.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824676311120,"sku":"9780140441369B","price":9.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780140441369-l.jpg?v=1785897586","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-rope-and-other-plays-9780140441369b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}