Menander of Athens
Overview
Works: | 1,211 works in 3,409 publications in 11 languages and 44,330 library holdings |
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Genres: | Drama Comedy plays Manuscripts Criticism, interpretation, etc Academic theses |
Roles: | Author, htt, Creator, Other, 00 |
Classifications: | PA4246, 882.01 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Menander
- Reproducing Athens : Menander's comedy, democratic culture, and the Hellenistic city by Susan Lape( )
- Menander in antiquity : the contexts of reception by Sebastiana Nervegna( )
- Aristotle and Menander on the ethics of understanding by Valeria Cinaglia( )
- Menanders Kolax : ein Beitrag zu Rekonstruktion und Interpretation der Komödie ; mit Edition und Übersetzung der Fragmente und Testimonien sowie einem dramaturgischen Kommentar by Matthias Johannes Pernerstorfer( )
- Plays and fragments by Menander( Book )
- Women and the comic plot in Menander by Ariana Traill( )
- Menander by Ménandre( Book )
- The making of Menander's comedy by Sander M Goldberg( Book )
- The plays of Menander by Menander( Book )
- Menander : eleven plays by Menander( )
- The masks of Menander : sign and meaning in Greek and Roman performance by David Wiles( Book )
- Texte zur Handlungsgliederung in Nea und Palliata by Adolf Primmer( )
- Studies in Menander by Thomas Bertram Lonsdale Webster( Book )
- Early Latin verse by W. M Lindsay( Book )
- An introduction to Menander by T. B. L Webster( Book )
- Menander: a commentary by A. W Gomme( Book )
- Menander, the principal fragments by Menander( Book )
- Ancient comedy : the war of the generations by Dana Ferrin Sutton( Book )
- The principal fragments by Menander( Book )
- Menander, Plautus, Terence by W. Geoffrey Arnott( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Menander
Dyskolos by
Menander(
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201 editions published between 1900 and 2008 in 11 languages and held by 2,754 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the prologue to the play, Pan, the god of the woods, is seen leaving the Cave of the Nymphs (at Phyle in Attica), and he explains to the audience that the farm on his right belongs to Knemon, a morose and unsociable man who lives with his daughter, Myrrhine, and one old maidservant, Simiche. The farm on his left is worked by Gorgias, Knemon's stepson, aided by his aged slave, Daos, and this is where Knemon's wife has fled to escape her husband's bad temper. Meanwhile, Sostrates, the son of a wealthy Athenian who had come hunting in the area, has seen Myrrhine and fallen in love with her, thanks to the machinations of the mischievous Pan
201 editions published between 1900 and 2008 in 11 languages and held by 2,754 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the prologue to the play, Pan, the god of the woods, is seen leaving the Cave of the Nymphs (at Phyle in Attica), and he explains to the audience that the farm on his right belongs to Knemon, a morose and unsociable man who lives with his daughter, Myrrhine, and one old maidservant, Simiche. The farm on his left is worked by Gorgias, Knemon's stepson, aided by his aged slave, Daos, and this is where Knemon's wife has fled to escape her husband's bad temper. Meanwhile, Sostrates, the son of a wealthy Athenian who had come hunting in the area, has seen Myrrhine and fallen in love with her, thanks to the machinations of the mischievous Pan
The bad-tempered man : or, The misanthrope : a play in five scenes by
Menander(
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13 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 491 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Greek comedy translated into English, with a foreword by Christopher Fry
13 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 491 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Greek comedy translated into English, with a foreword by Christopher Fry
Reliquiae selectae by
Menander(
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29 editions published between 1972 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 362 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Greek text of works and fragments of Menander including Georgos; Dis Exapaton; Dyskolos; Epitrepontes; Theophorumene; Karchedonios; Kitharites; Koneazomenai; Misoumenai; Perikeiromene; Perinthia; Sikyonios; Fabula incerta; Fragments cited by other authors; Possibly Menandrean papyrus fragments; Arrephoros or Agletris or Agletrides; Deisidaimon; Thyroros; Iereia; Imbrioi; Hippokomos
29 editions published between 1972 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 362 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Greek text of works and fragments of Menander including Georgos; Dis Exapaton; Dyskolos; Epitrepontes; Theophorumene; Karchedonios; Kitharites; Koneazomenai; Misoumenai; Perikeiromene; Perinthia; Sikyonios; Fabula incerta; Fragments cited by other authors; Possibly Menandrean papyrus fragments; Arrephoros or Agletris or Agletrides; Deisidaimon; Thyroros; Iereia; Imbrioi; Hippokomos
Samia by
Menander(
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6 editions published between 1973 and 1985 in 4 languages and held by 353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1973 and 1985 in 4 languages and held by 353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Menander, the principal fragments by
Menander(
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20 editions published between 1921 and 1970 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1921 and 1970 in English and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Menandri quae supersunt by
Menander(
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55 editions published between 1938 and 1959 in 6 languages and held by 299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
55 editions published between 1938 and 1959 in 6 languages and held by 299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Menandri Reliquiae selectae by
Menander(
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12 editions published between 1972 and 1990 in Greek, Ancient and Greek, Modern and held by 284 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1972 and 1990 in Greek, Ancient and Greek, Modern and held by 284 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four plays of Menander: The hero, Epitrepontes, Periceiromene and Samia by
Menander(
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11 editions published between 1910 and 1981 in 4 languages and held by 247 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1910 and 1981 in 4 languages and held by 247 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The girl from Samos, or, The in-laws by
Menander(
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3 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The rape of the locks; the Perikeiromenê of Menander by
Menander(
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5 editions published between 1942 and 1956 in English and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1942 and 1956 in English and held by 208 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The arbitration; the Epitrepontes of Menander by
Menander(
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12 editions published between 1945 and 2014 in English and held by 207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Five months after his wedding, Charisios goes on a business trip. While he is out of town, his wife Pamphile gives birth to a child, whom she reluctantly abandons in order to preserve her reputation and her marriage
12 editions published between 1945 and 2014 in English and held by 207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Five months after his wedding, Charisios goes on a business trip. While he is out of town, his wife Pamphile gives birth to a child, whom she reluctantly abandons in order to preserve her reputation and her marriage
Menandri Sicyonius. [Fragmenta] by
Menander(
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7 editions published in 1965 in 3 languages and held by 207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter has published over the centuries
7 editions published in 1965 in 3 languages and held by 207 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter has published over the centuries
Samia (the Woman from Samos) by
Menander(
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5 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and Greek, Ancient and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For eight centuries after his death Menander was the third most popular poet in the Greek-speaking world, and his plays, through Roman imitations and adaptations, engendered a tradition of European light drama that extends to our own day. But it is only since 1844 that some of the actual texts of Menander's plays have been rediscovered, mostly in Egyptian papyri. Two of these have given us four-fifths of the script of Samia (The Woman from Samos), a play of deception and misunderstanding in which a marriage that everyone desires almost fails to happen, two women and a baby are almost ruined, and a loving father almost loses his only son, because the people at home and the people abroad have both been doing things behind each other's backs - but somehow everything ends happily after all. This is the first full-scale edition with English commentary and is suitable for upper-level students
5 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and Greek, Ancient and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For eight centuries after his death Menander was the third most popular poet in the Greek-speaking world, and his plays, through Roman imitations and adaptations, engendered a tradition of European light drama that extends to our own day. But it is only since 1844 that some of the actual texts of Menander's plays have been rediscovered, mostly in Egyptian papyri. Two of these have given us four-fifths of the script of Samia (The Woman from Samos), a play of deception and misunderstanding in which a marriage that everyone desires almost fails to happen, two women and a baby are almost ruined, and a loving father almost loses his only son, because the people at home and the people abroad have both been doing things behind each other's backs - but somehow everything ends happily after all. This is the first full-scale edition with English commentary and is suitable for upper-level students
New fragments of the Misoumenos of Menander by
Menandros(
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7 editions published in 1965 in English and Greek, Ancient and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1965 in English and Greek, Ancient and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dyskolos; or, The man who didn't like people by
Menander(
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3 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Menandri reliqviae nvper repertae by
Menander(
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13 editions published between 1900 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1900 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Menandri Reliquiae in papyris et membranis servatae by
Menander(
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11 editions published in 1929 in 4 languages and held by 166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published in 1929 in 4 languages and held by 166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La samienne by
Menander(
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14 editions published between 1969 and 2003 in French and Greek, Ancient and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1969 and 2003 in French and Greek, Ancient and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Menandrea ex papyris et membranis vetustissimis by
Menander(
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27 editions published between 1910 and 1912 in 4 languages and held by 151 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
27 editions published between 1910 and 1912 in 4 languages and held by 151 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le Dyscolos by
Menander(
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9 editions published in 1958 in 4 languages and held by 139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1958 in 4 languages and held by 139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Plautus, Titus Maccius
- Terence
- Lape, Susan 1965- Author
- Arnott, W. Geoffrey (William Geoffrey) 1930- Translator Editor Author
- Pernerstorfer, Matthias Johannes Author Editor
- Handley, E. W. (Eric W.) 1926-2013 Author Editor
- Allinson, Francis Greenleaf 1856-1931 Translator Editor Author
- Austin, Colin 1941-2010 Other Collector Editor
- Webster, T. B. L. (Thomas Bertram Lonsdale) 1905-1974 Author
- Sandbach, F. H. Other Editor
Associated Subjects
Aristophanes Aristotle Art appreciation Classical drama (Comedy) Comedy Conflict of generations in literature Democracy in literature Dyscolus (Menander, of Athens) Ethics Fathers and daughters Fathers and sons Fragments (Menander, of Athens) Greece Greece--Athens Greece--Drama Greek drama Greek drama (Comedy) Greek drama (Comedy)--Appreciation Greek literature Illegitimate children Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellectual life Kolax (Menander, of Athens) Latin language, Preclassical to ca. 100 B.C Latin language--Metrics and rhythmics Literature Lost literature Manners and customs Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) Man-woman relationships Married people Masks Menander,--of Athens Misoumenos (Menander, of Athens) Mistresses Older men Painting, French Pan--(Greek deity) Plautus, Titus Maccius Political and social views Political plays, Greek Politics and government Politics and literature Rome (Empire) Samia (Menander, of Athens) Sikyonios (Menander, of Athens) Terence Theater Versification Women in literature
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English
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Greek, Ancient (162)
Latin (48)
French (41)
Greek, Modern (36)
Spanish (20)
German (18)
Italian (12)
Multiple languages (7)
Portuguese (6)
Terena (1)
Greek, Ancient (162)
Latin (48)
French (41)
Greek, Modern (36)
Spanish (20)
German (18)
Italian (12)
Multiple languages (7)
Portuguese (6)
Terena (1)