M. Acci Plautus - Plauti Comœdiae Viginti - 1589

Rare edition of this novel, which is part of the humanist tradition of rediscovery and dissemination of ancient authors.

The carefully printed volume testifies to the importance given to Roman comedy in Renaissance intellectual education, where Plautus is read not only for his comedic verve and lively plots but also for the linguistic richness and exemplary Latin of his work.

It illustrates the reception of Plautus as a model of dramaturgy, whose themes – slave tricks, romantic misunderstandings, social satire – find an echo in Renaissance culture.

This collection contributes to the formation of a classical canon by establishing a corpus of twenty comedies considered authentic, and marks a milestone in the philological and pedagogical transmission of Latin texts, situating Plautus within the humanist and academic horizon of the late 16th century.

M. Acci Plautus - Plauti Comœdiae Viginti - 1589 - Antonium Tardif
719 pages.

In good condition, the work is bound in its original brown half-leather, with marbled boards, showing signs of use such as rubbing, a partially split upper joint, trimmed headcaps, and a spine with false nerves decorated with gilt fleurons. The title is gilt on a red morocco label. An elegant binding.

Good interior condition, stains, superb vignette on the title page, marbled endpapers in good condition.

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