Description
Menander's Kolax (The Flatterer) was very popular in the Ancient World and played a central role in the history of the parasite on the comic stage. This volume provides an edition and a translation of the fragments and testimonies. A dramaturgical commentary, chapters on the sources, on the number of parasites and on the date, as well as notes on terminological history form the basis for a reconstruction and interpretation of the comedy. A concordance and bibliography as well as two plates complete the volume.
Matthias Johannes Pernerstorfer, Don Juan Archiv Wien, Österreich.
"In conclusione possiamo affermare che P. con il suo lavoro non solo ha apportato un contributo importante alla filologia menandrea, ma in generale ha prodotto un volume di cui potranno giovarsi tutti coloro che si occupano di teatro antico."Serena Pirrotta in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2010.06.18
