'Menaechmi' is a broad farce that makes use of the comic possibilities of mistaken identity. Shakespeare adapted the plot for his 'Comedy of Errors', but his is not the only adaptation made since the Renaissance. Its neat plot and witty, fast-moving dialogue often speak for themselves: Frances Muecke's Companion to E. F. Watling's translation concentrates on the finer points of detail and is particularly useful in its discussion of the dramatic an dliterary characteristics of Plautine comedy.
  • ISBN10 0344587363
  • ISBN13 9780344587368
  • Publish Date 31 October 2018 (first published 1 January 1956)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Franklin Classics Trade Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 230
  • Language English