Terence:Eunuchus(CambridgeGreekandLatinClassics)

Terence'sEunuchus(TheEunuch)washismostsuccessfulplayinhislifetimebuthasbeensurprisinglyneglectedbymoderncommentators.Inthisfirsteverfull-scalecommentaryinEnglish,ProfessorBarsbyprovidesathoroughexaminationoftheplayintermsofitsliteraryanddramaticqualities,itsstaging,anditsrelationshiptothetwoplaysofMenander'sonwhichitisbased.Thecommentaryincludesscene-by-scenediscussionswhichbringoutthedevelopmentofcharacterandplot,andthenotesofferaclosestudyofTerence'slanguageincomparisonwiththatofhispredecessorPlautus.AfullintroductionputsTerenceinhishistoricalandliterarycontext,andtherearetwoappendices,oneonmetreandtheothergivingtextandtranslationoftheremainsofMenander'sEunouchosandKolax.