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''Andria'' (English: ''The Girl from Andros'') is a Roman comedy adapted by Terence from a Greek play by Menander. It was the first play by Terence to be presented publicly, and was performed in 166 BC during the Ludi Megalenses.〔T.R.S. Broughton, ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'' (American Philological Association, 1951, 1986), vol. 1, p. 437.〕 It became the first of Terence's plays to be performed post-antiquity, in Florence in 1476. It was adapted by Machiavelli, whose ''Andria'' was likewise the author's first venture into playwriting, and was first translated into English by the Welsh writer Morris Kyffin in 1588. ==Characters== *Simo – Athenian nobleman, father of Pamphilus. From 'simos', flat-nosed. *Sosia – Simo's freedman, party to Simo's initial plans but is not seen after the first scene. From 'sozo', saved in war. *Pamphilus – Simo's son publicly betrothed to Philumena but privately promised to Glycerium. From 'pan' and 'philos', a friend to all. *Davus – Pamphilus' slave. From Dacia, his native country. *Chremes – Athenian nobleman friend and peer of Simo, father of Philumena. From 'chremptomai', to spit. *Charinus – friend of Pamphilus, in love with Philumena. From 'charis', grace. *Byrrhia – Charinus' slave. From 'purrhos', red-haired. *Mysis – Glycerium's slave. From Mysia, her native country. *Lesbia – Glycerium's slave. From Lesbos, her native country. *Dromo – presumably also a slave of Simo's, has two short lines and is undeveloped as a character. From 'dromo', a race. *Crito – Andrian nobleman, an acquaintance of Chysis and Glycerium and a friend of their father. From 'krites', a judge. *Chrysis – an unseen character who dies before the start of the play, Glycerium's sister. She immigrated to Athens from Andros and after a time of eking out a living at the loom becomes a harlot. *Glycerium – an unseen character, beloved of Pamphilus. From 'glukeros', sweet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andria (comedy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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