Plautus in performance the theatre of the mind

Plautus in performance the theatre of the mind

Plautus was Ancient Rome's greatest comic playwright, Shakespeare drew heavily on his plots, and his legacy is prevalent throughout modern drama. In this expanded edition of his successful book, one of America's foremost Classical scholars introduces performance criticism to the study of P...

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Main Author: Slater, Niall W. 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Harwood Academic 2000
Series:Greek and Roman theatre archive, v. 2
Subjects:
Plautus, Titus Maccius > Criticism and interpretation
Plautus, Titus Maccius > Dramatic production
Plautus, Titus Maccius > Technique
Comedy
Theater > Rome
Theater > History > To 500
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