Roman republican theatre a history

"Theatre flourished in the Roman Republic, from the tragedies of Ennius and Pacuvius to the comedies of Plautus and Terence and the mimes of Laberius. Yet apart from the surviving plays of Plautus and Terence the sources are fragmentary and difficult to interpret and contextualise. This book pr...

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Main Author: Manuwald, Gesine, 1974- (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press cop. 2011
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction: previous scholarship and the present approach; Part I. The Cultural and Institutional Background: 1. The evolution of Roman drama; 2. Production and reception; Part II. Dramatic Poetry: 3. Dramatic genres; 4. Dramatic poets; 5. Dramatic themes and techniques; Overview and conclusions: Republican drama.