Roman Comedy

Roman Comedy

by Manuwald, Gesine

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Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Roman Comedy. This contribution by Gesine Manuwald provides an introduction to all varieties of 'Roman comedy', including primarily fabula palliata ('New Comedy', as represented by Plautus and Terence) as well as fabula togata, fabula Atellana, mimus and pantomimus. It examines the major developments in the establishment of these dramatic genres, their main characteristics, the performance contexts for them in Republican Rome, and their reception. The presenta…

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  • Full title :Roman Comedy / by Gesine Manuwald.

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Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Roman Comedy.

This contribution by Gesine Manuwald provides an introduction to all varieties of 'Roman comedy', including primarily fabula palliata ('New Comedy', as represented by Plautus and Terence) as well as fabula togata, fabula Atellana, mimus and pantomimus. It examines the major developments in the establishment of these dramatic genres, their main characteristics, the performance contexts for them in Republican Rome, and their reception. The presentation of the key facts is accompanied by a description of the influential turns and recent trends in scholarship on Roman comedy. The essay is designed for scholars, teachers and (graduate) students who have some familiarity with Roman literature and are looking for (further) orientation in the area of Roman comedy.

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  • Publication Date:2020

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Place of Publication:Leiden
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2020

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 Online-Ressource.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789004435124, 9004435123, 9789004435117, 9004435115
  • DOI:10.1163/9789004435124
  • oclc:on1351838969
  • LC Classification:PA27
  • Dewey Decimal:880.09

Subjects

Classical education Classical literature Classical philology

Writers

Manuwald, Gesine

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