"Andros's Woman"

Japanese: 《アンドロスの女》 - あんどろすのおんな
"Andros's Woman"

…He died on a journey in 159 BC, leaving only six plays, including Andria and Phormio. Terence's style was more refined than that of Plautus, and his plays were written for a small literary circle rather than for a popular audience. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "The Woman of Andros" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼は前159年に旅の途中で死去したため,6編の作品しか残されていない。その中では《アンドロスの女Andria》《フォルミオPhormio》などが有名である。テレンティウスの作風はプラウトゥスのそれよりも洗練されたものであり,その芝居は大衆的なものというよりはむしろ少数の文学サークルのために書かれたといえる。…

※「《アンドロスの女》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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