A Companion to Terence offers the first comprehensive collection of essays on Terence in English. It includes a detailed study of Terences plays, situating them in their socio-historical context and exploring their reception from the Classical through late antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, to present day literature and performance. Each chapter discusses key issues in Terence, including Terences relationship with his Greco-Roman models, his language and style, the question of performance and dramatic technique, and the socio-political background that shapes the themes, characters, structures, and cultural-political concerns. A Companion to Terence is a useful research tool for the growing number of scholars, students and critics of Terence and Roman comedy-- 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• 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
