Plautus in Performance
The Theatre of the Mind
1st Edition
Published on 19. December 2013
228 pages
978-1-134-42394-1 (ISBN)
Description
Plautus was Ancient Rome's greatest comic playwright, Shakespeare drew heavily on his plots, and his legacy is prevalent throughout modern drama. In this expanded edition of his successful book, one of America's foremost Classical scholars introduces performance criticism to the study of Plautus' ancient drama. In addition to the original detailed studies of six of the dramatists's plays, the methodology of performance criticism, the use of conventions, and the nature of comic heroism in Plautus, this edition includes new studies on:
* the induction into the world of the play
* the scripted imitation of improvisation
* Plautus's comments on his previous work
* the nature of 'tragicomedy'.
* the induction into the world of the play
* the scripted imitation of improvisation
* Plautus's comments on his previous work
* the nature of 'tragicomedy'.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
5,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-42394-1 (9781134423941)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
01/2000
1st Edition
Harwood Academic (Performing Arts)
€132.30
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Person
Niall W. Slater Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Content
Chapter I Introduction: The Performance Dimension; Chapter II Epidicus; Chapter III The Ruse of Persia - or - The Story-Telling Slaves; Chapter IV Six Authors in Search of a Character - Asinaria as Guerrilla Theatre; Chapter V The Pilots of Penance - or - The Slave of Lust; Chapter VI The Double-Dealer - or - The Skin-Changer; Chapter VII Words, Words, Words; Chapter VIII Convention and Reaction; Chapter IX Playwriting as Heroism;
