Menanders 'kolax' : Ein Beitrag Zu Rekonstruktion Und Interpretation Der Komoedie. Mit Edition Und UEbersetzung Der Fragmente Und Testimonien Sowie Einem Dramaturgischen Kommentar

Menandera (TM)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.