The Roman Stage: A Short History of Latin Drama in the Time of the Republic

W. Beare

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The Roman Stage

A Short History of Latin Drama in the Time of the Republic

W. Beare

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2013

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PREFACE
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CONTENTS
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER II. DANGE AND DRAMA: THE PRE-LITERARY PERIOD IN ITALY
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CHAPTER III. LIVIUS ANDRONICUS AND THE COMING OF LITERARY DRAMA TO ROME
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CHAPTER IV. NAEVIUS
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CHAPTER V. PLAUTUS : LIFE AND LIST OF PLAYS
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CHAPTER VI. GREEK NEW COMEDY
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CHAPTER VII. THE FAMOUS PLAYS OF PLAUTUS
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CHAPTER VIII. PLAUTUS: TREATMENT OF HIS ORIGINALS
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CHAPTER IX. THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF ROMAN TRAGEDY
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CHAPTER Χ. PAGUVIUS
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CHAPTER XI. COMEDY AFTER THE DEATH OF PLAUTUS
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CHAPTER XII. TERENCE
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CHAPTER XIII. THE OTHER COMPOSERS OF PALLIATAE
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CHAPTER XIV. AGCIUS
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CHAPTER XV. NATIVE COMEDY: THE FABULA TOGATA
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CHAPTER XVI. POPULAR FARCE: THE FABULA ATELLANA
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CHAPTER XVII. THE LITERARY ATELLANA
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CHAPTER XVIII. THE MIME
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CHAPTER XIX. THE LATIN PROLOGUES AND THEIR VALUE AS EVIDENCE FOR THEATRICAL CONDITIONS
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CHAPTER XX. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ROMAN THEATRE
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CHAPTER XXI. SEATS IN THE ROMAN THEATRE
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CHAPTER XXII. THE SPECTATORS
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CHAPTER XXIII. THE STAGE AND THE ACTORS' HOUSE
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CHAPTER XXIV. COSTUMES AND MASKS
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CHAPTER XXV. THE ROMAN ORIGIN OF THE L AW OF FIVE ACTS
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CHAPTER XXVI. MUSIC AND METRE
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CHAPTER XXVII. EPILOGUE : DRAMA UNDER THE EMPIRE
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APPENDIX A: SEATS IN THE GREEK AND ROMAN THEATRES
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APPENDIX В: SIDE-ENTRANCES AND ΠΕΡΙΑΚΤΟΙ IN THE HELLENISTIC THEATRE
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APPENDIX С: THE ANGIPORTUM AND ROMAN DRAMA
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APPENDIX D: CREPIDATA, PALLIATA, TABERNARIA, TOGATA
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APPENDIX Ε: THE ROMAN STAGE CURTAIN
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APPENDIX F: CHANGE OF SCENE AND CHANGE OF SCENERY : THE QUESTION OF ‘SETS’
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APPENDIX G: THE DOORS SHOWN ON THE STAGE
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SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX
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February 5, 1951

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https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674733060

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Latin drama -- History and criticism.; Theater -- Rome.

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The Roman Stage

Overview

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER II. DANGE AND DRAMA: THE PRE-LITERARY PERIOD IN ITALY

CHAPTER III. LIVIUS ANDRONICUS AND THE COMING OF LITERARY DRAMA TO ROME

CHAPTER IV. NAEVIUS

CHAPTER V. PLAUTUS : LIFE AND LIST OF PLAYS

CHAPTER VI. GREEK NEW COMEDY

CHAPTER VII. THE FAMOUS PLAYS OF PLAUTUS

CHAPTER VIII. PLAUTUS: TREATMENT OF HIS ORIGINALS

CHAPTER IX. THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF ROMAN TRAGEDY

CHAPTER Χ. PAGUVIUS

CHAPTER XI. COMEDY AFTER THE DEATH OF PLAUTUS

CHAPTER XII. TERENCE

CHAPTER XIII. THE OTHER COMPOSERS OF PALLIATAE

CHAPTER XIV. AGCIUS

CHAPTER XV. NATIVE COMEDY: THE FABULA TOGATA

CHAPTER XVI. POPULAR FARCE: THE FABULA ATELLANA

CHAPTER XVII. THE LITERARY ATELLANA

CHAPTER XVIII. THE MIME

CHAPTER XIX. THE LATIN PROLOGUES AND THEIR VALUE AS EVIDENCE FOR THEATRICAL CONDITIONS

CHAPTER XX. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ROMAN THEATRE

CHAPTER XXI. SEATS IN THE ROMAN THEATRE

CHAPTER XXII. THE SPECTATORS

CHAPTER XXIII. THE STAGE AND THE ACTORS' HOUSE

CHAPTER XXIV. COSTUMES AND MASKS

CHAPTER XXV. THE ROMAN ORIGIN OF THE L AW OF FIVE ACTS

CHAPTER XXVI. MUSIC AND METRE

CHAPTER XXVII. EPILOGUE : DRAMA UNDER THE EMPIRE

APPENDIX A: SEATS IN THE GREEK AND ROMAN THEATRES

APPENDIX В: SIDE-ENTRANCES AND ΠΕΡΙΑΚΤΟΙ IN THE HELLENISTIC THEATRE

APPENDIX С: THE ANGIPORTUM AND ROMAN DRAMA

APPENDIX D: CREPIDATA, PALLIATA, TABERNARIA, TOGATA

APPENDIX Ε: THE ROMAN STAGE CURTAIN

APPENDIX F: CHANGE OF SCENE AND CHANGE OF SCENERY : THE QUESTION OF ‘SETS’

APPENDIX G: THE DOORS SHOWN ON THE STAGE

SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Bibliographic data