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Drawing on recent archaeological investigations, new scholarship and its author's own original research and staging experience, this book is the first extended English-language treatment of the Roman theatre to be published in several decades. With the aid of thirty-five black and white illustrations, a full bibliography and index, The Roman Theatre and its Audience provides an intriguing account for general readers and students, while presenting a great deal, too, which will be of interest to the specialist.
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xii + 267 pp inxc 34 figs, card, 8vo
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"The Roman Theatre and Its Audience deals not only with every era but with every genre that entertained the sons of Romulus...Beacham charts the transformation of sedate Hellenistic comedy into raucous entertainment suitable for the Roman spectators described by Horace as "potus et exlex" ('drunk and disorderly'). A fine piece of work...YBeacham's theories about mime, pantomime, and Roman wall painting will stir much discussion, and his book will be valued by all who are interested in the theatre of the ancient world. -- Patricia A. Johnston "Classical Philology" "The Roman Theatre and Its Audience" deals not only with every era but with every genre that entertained the sons of Romulus...Beacham charts the transformation of sedate Hellenistic comedy into raucous entertainment suitable for the Roman spectators described by Horace as "potus et exlex" ('drunk and disorderly'). -- Erich Segal "Times Literary Supplement" The Roman Theatre and Its Audience deals not only with every era but with every genre that entertained the sons of Romulus...Beacham charts the transformation of sedate Hellenistic comedy into raucous entertainment suitable for the Roman spectators described by Horace as potus et exlex ('drunk and disorderly'). A fine piece of work...[Beacham's] theories about mime, pantomime, and Roman wall painting will stir much discussion, and his book will be valued by all who are interested in the theatre of the ancient world. -- Patricia A. Johnston "Classical Philology"
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0415121639
- ISBN 13 9780415121637
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages280
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