"For eight centuries after his death, Menander was the third most popular poet in the Greek-speaking world ... 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) ... This is the first full-scale edition with English commentary and is suitable for upper-level students"--Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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