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

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Chapter I. Introduction -- Chapter Ii. Dange And Drama: The Pre-literary Period In Italy -- Chapter Iii. Livius Andronicus And The Coming Of Literary Drama To Rome -- Chapter Iv. Naevius -- Chapter V. Plautus : Life And List Of Plays -- Chapter Vi. Greek New Comedy -- Chapter Vii. The Famous Plays Of Plautus -- Chapter Viii. Plautus: Treatment Of His Originals -- Chapter Ix. The General Character Of Roman Tragedy -- Chapter Χ. Paguvius -- Chapter Xi. Comedy After The Death Of Plautus -- Chapter Xii. Terence -- Chapter Xiii. The Other Composers Of Palliatae -- Chapter Xiv. Agcius -- Chapter Xv. Native Comedy: The Fabula Togata -- Chapter Xvi. Popular Farce: The Fabula Atellana -- Chapter Xvii. The Literary Atellana -- Chapter Xviii. The Mime -- Chapter Xix. The Latin Prologues And Their Value As Evidence For Theatrical Conditions -- Chapter Xx. The Organization Of The Roman Theatre -- Chapter Xxi. Seats In The Roman Theatre -- Chapter Xxii. The Spectators -- Chapter Xxiii. The Stage And The Actors' House -- Chapter Xxiv. Costumes And Masks -- Chapter Xxv. The Roman Origin Of The L Aw Of Five Acts -- Chapter Xxvi. Music And Metre -- Chapter Xxvii. Epilogue : Drama Under The Empire -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Seats In The Greek And Roman Theatres -- Appendix В: Side-entrances And ΠΕΡΙΑΚΤΟΙ In The Hellenistic Theatre -- Appendix С: The Angiportum And Roman Drama -- Appendix D: Crepidata, Palliata, Tabernaria, Togata -- Appendix Ε: The Roman Stage Curtain -- Appendix F: Change Of Scene And Change Of Scenery : The Question Of 'sets' -- Appendix G: The Doors Shown On The Stage -- Short Bibliography -- Index W. Beare. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.