Slave theater in the Roman Republic : Plautus and popular comedy /

• Main Author: Richlin, Amy, 1951- (συγγραφέας)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
• Subjects: Θέατρο > Ρώμη > Ιστορία; Λατινικό δράμα (Κωμωδία) > Ιστορία και κριτική; Ηθοποιοί > Ρώμη; Θέατρο και κοινωνία > Ρώμη > Ιστορία; Δουλεία > Ρώμη > Κοινωνικές συνθήκες.; Πολιτισμός, Κλασικός

"Roman comedy evolved early in the war-torn 200s BCE. Troupes of lower-class and slave actors traveled through a militarized landscape full of displaced persons and the newly enslaved; together, the actors made comedy to address mixed-class, hybrid, multilingual audiences. Surveying the whole o...

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. History and theory; Part I. What Was Given: 2. The body at the bottom; 3. Singing for your supper; Part II. What Was Desired: 4. Getting even; 5. Looking like a slave-woman; 6. Telling without saying; 7. Remembering the way back; 8. Escape; Conclusions: from stage to rebellion.