Nature of Roman Comedy : A Study in Popular Entertainment /
Duckworth, George E.
Nature of Roman Comedy : A Study in Popular Entertainment / George E. Duckworth. - 1 online resource (526 p.) - Princeton Legacy Library ; 1304 .
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- CHAPTER 1. EARLY ITALIAN POPULAR COMEDY -- CHAPTER 2. GREEK COMEDY -- Chapter 3. The Golden Age of Drama at Rome -- Chapter 4. Presentation and Staging -- Chapter 5. Stage Conventions and Techniques -- Chapter 6. Theme and Treatment -- Chapter 7. Methods of Composition -- Chapter 8. Foreshadowing and Suspense -- Chapter 9. Characters and Characterization -- Chapter 10. Thought and Moral Tone -- Chapter 11. The Comic Spirit in Character and Situation -- Chapter 12. Language and Style -- Chapter 13. Meter and Song -- Chapter 14. The Originality of Roman Comedy: A Recapitulation -- Chapter 15. The Influence of Plautus and Terence upon English Comedy -- APPENDIX -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Bibliography -- Index
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This book provides the most complete and definitive study of Roman comedy.Originally published in 1952.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691620282 9781400872374
10.1515/9781400872374 doi
Latin drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.
Popular culture--Rome.
Theater--History--To 500.
Theater--History--To 500.
Theater--Rome.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
PA6069
872.09
Nature of Roman Comedy : A Study in Popular Entertainment / George E. Duckworth. - 1 online resource (526 p.) - Princeton Legacy Library ; 1304 .
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- CHAPTER 1. EARLY ITALIAN POPULAR COMEDY -- CHAPTER 2. GREEK COMEDY -- Chapter 3. The Golden Age of Drama at Rome -- Chapter 4. Presentation and Staging -- Chapter 5. Stage Conventions and Techniques -- Chapter 6. Theme and Treatment -- Chapter 7. Methods of Composition -- Chapter 8. Foreshadowing and Suspense -- Chapter 9. Characters and Characterization -- Chapter 10. Thought and Moral Tone -- Chapter 11. The Comic Spirit in Character and Situation -- Chapter 12. Language and Style -- Chapter 13. Meter and Song -- Chapter 14. The Originality of Roman Comedy: A Recapitulation -- Chapter 15. The Influence of Plautus and Terence upon English Comedy -- APPENDIX -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This book provides the most complete and definitive study of Roman comedy.Originally published in 1952.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691620282 9781400872374
10.1515/9781400872374 doi
Latin drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.
Popular culture--Rome.
Theater--History--To 500.
Theater--History--To 500.
Theater--Rome.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
PA6069
872.09