Companion to Terence

Overview

A comprehensive collection of essays by leading scholars in the field that address, in a single volume, several key issues in interpreting Terence offering a detailed study of Terence’s plays and situating them in their socio-historical context, as well as documenting their reception through to present day

Highlights

• The first comprehensive collection of essays on Terence in English, by leading scholars in the field

• Covers a range of topics, including both traditional and modern concerns of gender, race, and reception

• Features a wide-ranging but interconnected series of essays that offer new perspectives in interpreting Terence

• Includes an introduction discussing the life of Terence, its impact on subsequent studies of the poet, and the question of his ethnicity