by Plauto, Jaime Velázquez · Editorial Vicens Vives · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788431633127
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«Comedia de la olla. Anfitrión» is the edition of two comedies by Plautus prepared by Jaime Velázquez, published by Editorial Vicens Vives in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
The volume brings together two pieces of Latin comedy that reflect the spirit of Rome, its uses and customs, with lively language and a humorous vein. In «Comedia de la olla», the figure of the miser has become an archetype of world literature; «Anfitrión» stands out as the only work of mythological subject by Plautus, with divine characters who mix with humans showing very earthly weaknesses.
It belongs to the Clásicos Universales collection, number 2. The edition includes a prologue, translation and analysis of both works by Jaime Velázquez, with illustrations by Juan Ramón Alonso.
Recommended for secondary school students and for those approaching classical Latin theater for the first time, as the introduction facilitates understanding of the historical and literary context.
Titus Maccius Plautus was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by Livius Andronicus, the innovator of Latin literature. The word Plautine refers to both Plautus's own works and works similar to or influenced by his. He influenced some of the greatest figures in literature, including Shakespeare and Molière.
