The Roman Stage - A Short History of Latin Drama in the Time of the Republic

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.

List of contents

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

Product details

• Authors: W. Beare
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032772776
• ISBN: 978-1-032-77277-6
• No. of pages: 426
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Ancient World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights