Terence

Terence, 9th-century illustration, possibly copied from 3rd-century original Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. Terence's plays were originally staged around 166–160 BC.

According to ancient authors, Terence was born in Carthage and was brought to Rome as a slave, where he gained an education and his freedom; around the age of 25, Terence is said to have made a voyage to the east in search of inspiration for his plays, where he died either of disease in Greece, or by shipwreck on the return voyage. However, Terence's traditional biography is often thought to consist of speculation by ancient scholars who lived too long after Terence to have access to reliable facts about his life.

Terence's plays quickly became standard school texts. He ultimately secured a place as one of the four authors taught to all grammar pupils in the Western Roman Empire, and retained a central place in the European school curriculum until the 19th Century, exercising a formative influence on authors such as William Shakespeare and Molière. Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. 141
    Published 1976
    Yogyakarta : Lembaga Kependudukan, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 1976.
    114 p. ; 29 cm.
    Other Authors: “...Hull, Terence H....”
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    Published 1984
    Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1984.
    vi, 320 p. ; 23 cm.
    Other Authors: “...Ranger, T. O. (Terence O.)...”
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  3. 143
    New York, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1931.
    58 p. 26 cm.
    Other Authors: “...McGovern, John T. (John Terence), b. 1876...”
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  4. 144
    New York, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1929.
    xxii, 383 p. 26 cm.
    Other Authors: “...McGovern, John T. (John Terence), 1876-...”
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    New York, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1929.
    1 online resource (xxii, 383 p.)
    Other Authors: “...McGovern, John T. (John Terence), 1876-...”
    Center for Research Libraries
    Online Resource
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  6. 146
    New York, Wiley, 1925.
    xx, 865 p. front. (port.) illus., fold. plates. 24 cm.
    Other Authors: “...White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964...”
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