TY  - BOOK
AU  - Manuwald,Gesine
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Roman republican theatre
AV  - PA6067 .M36 2011
U1  - 872/.0109 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Latin drama
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Theater
KW  - Rome
KW  - History
KW  - To 500
KW  - Literature and history
KW  - Republic, 510-30 B.C
KW  - Historiography
KW  - In literature
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
N2  - "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 provides an up-to-date and comprehensive history of all aspects of the topic, incorporating recent findings and modern approaches. It discusses the origins of Roman drama and the historical, social and institutional backgrounds of all the dramatic genres to be found during the Republic (tragedy, praetexta, comedy, togata, Atellana, mime and pantomime). Possible general characteristics are identified, and attention is paid to the nature of and developments in the various genres. The clear structure and full bibliography also ensure that the book has value as a source of reference for all upper-level students and scholars of Latin literature and ancient drama"--
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ER  -