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

The Roman Stage (1964) gives a connected account of the drama of ancient Rome in its historical setting. Using original source material, whole plays as well as fragments, of tragedies, comedies and farces, it traces the development of theatre in Rome, and notes the historical importance of these plays  the Elizabeth world looked back with reverence on the days when Roscius was an actor in Rome (Hamlet). It also examines the physical conditions of drama in Rome  the types of theatres, and their place in the lives of the Roman inhabitants.

1. The Aim, the Method and the Problems? 2. The Italian Origins of Latin Drama? 3. Livius Andranicus and the Coming of Literary Drama to Rome? 4. Naevius? 5. Plautus: Life and List of Plays? 6. Greek New Comedy? 7. The Famous Plays of Plautus? 8. Plautus: Treatment of His Originals? 9. The General Character of Roman Tragedy? 10. Pacuvius? 11. Comedy After the Death of Plautus? 12. Terence? 13. The Other Composers of Palliatae? 14. Accius? 15. Native Comedy: The Fabula Togata? 16. Popular Farce: The Fabula Atellana? 17. The Literary Atellana? 18. The Mime? 19. The Latin Prologues and Their Value As Evidence for Theatrical Conditions? 20. The Organisation of the Roman Theatre? 21. Seats in the Roman Theatre? 22. The Spectators? 23. The Stage and the Actors House? 24. Costumes and Masks? 25. The Roman Origin of the Law of Five Acts? 26. Music and Metre? 27. Epilogue: Drama Under the Empire

The Roman Stage (1964) gives a connected account of the drama of ancient Rome in its historical setting. Using original source material, whole plays as well as fragments, of tragedies, comedies and farces, it traces the development of theatre in Rome.