Theater of Plautus Playing to the Audience

Name: Theater of Plautus Playing to the Audience
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ISBN: 9780292752177

ISBN-10: 0292752172

ISBN-13: 9780292752177

Edition: 1998

Authors: Timothy J. Moore

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"I consider this the best full-length discussion of Plautine metatheater in existence.... The author talks lucidly about Plautus in terms that the modern student of dramatic literature can grasp, even without knowledge of Plautus.... In short, this is a major contribution to theory about Roman drama and to an understanding of Plautus." William S. Anderson, Professor of Latin, University of California, Berkeley The relationship between actors and spectators has been of perennial interest to playwrights. The Roman playwright Plautus (ca. 200 BCE) was particularly adept at manipulating this relationship. Plautus allowed his actors to acknowledge freely the illusion in which they were taking…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 1/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 275
Size: 6.20" wide x 9.28" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Actors and Spectators



Characters and Spectators



Greece or Rome?



Metatheater and Morality



Audience and Occasion: Pseudolus



Gods and Mortals: Amphitruo



Bankers and Pimps: Curculio



Prostitutes and Lovers: Truculentus



Husbands and Wives: Casina



Slaves and Masters: Captivi


Conclusion


Notes


Works Cited


Abbreviations


Index of Passages Cited


Index