The Roman Stage
A Short History of Latin Drama in the Time of the Republic
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
426 pages
978-1-032-77277-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Roman Stage (1964) gives a connected account of the drama of ancient Rome in its historical setting. Using original source material, whole plays as well as fragments, of tragedies, comedies and farces, it traces the development of theatre in Rome, and notes the historical importance of these plays - the Elizabeth world looked back with reverence on the days 'when Roscius was an actor in Rome' (Hamlet). It also examines the physical conditions of drama in Rome - the types of theatres, and their place in the lives of the Roman inhabitants.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-77277-6 (9781032772776)
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Content
1. The Aim, the Method and the Problems 2. The Italian Origins of Latin Drama 3. Livius Andranicus and the Coming of Literary Drama to Rome 4. Naevius 5. Plautus: Life and List of Plays 6. Greek New Comedy 7. The Famous Plays of Plautus 8. Plautus: Treatment of His Originals 9. The General Character of Roman Tragedy 10. Pacuvius 11. Comedy After the Death of Plautus 12. Terence 13. The Other Composers of Palliatae 14. Accius 15. Native Comedy: The Fabula Togata 16. Popular Farce: The Fabula Atellana 17. The Literary Atellana 18. The Mime 19. The Latin Prologues and Their Value As Evidence for Theatrical Conditions 20. The Organisation of the Roman Theatre 21. Seats in the Roman Theatre 22. The Spectators 23. The Stage and the Actors' House 24. Costumes and Masks 25. The Roman Origin of the Law of Five Acts 26. Music and Metre 27. Epilogue: Drama Under the Empire