This new verse translation of the plays and fragments of Menander (341-290 BC), with explanatory notes and introduction, follows the text of Menander closely but attempts to fill some of the gaps by supplements based on the dramatic situation and surviving words in the damaged papyri, so that the reader has, as far as possible, a consecutive text.
In ancient times Menander (341-290 BC) was the most admired and quoted of the writers of Attic "New Comedy". This verse translation with explanatory notes and introduction attempts to fill some of the gaps with supplements based on the dramatic situation and surviving words in damaged papyri texts.