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The Theater of Plautus: Playing to the Audience

Autor Timothy J. Moore
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 1999
The relationship between actors and spectators has been of perennial interest to playwrights. The Roman playwright Plautus (ca. 200 BCE) was particularly adept at manipulating this relationship. Plautus allowed his actors to acknowledge freely the illusion in which they were taking part, to elicit laughter through humorous asides and monologues, and simultaneously to flatter and tease the spectators.
These metatheatrical techniques are the focus of Timothy J. Moore's innovative study of the comedies of Plautus. The first part of the book examines Plautus' techniques in detail, while the second part explores how he used them in the plays Pseudolus, Amphitruo, Curculio, Truculentus, Casina, and Captivi. Moore shows that Plautus employed these dramatic devices not only to entertain his audience but also to satirize aspects of Roman society, such as shady business practices and extravagant spending on prostitutes, and to challenge his spectators' preconceptions about such issues as marriage and slavery. These findings forge new links between Roman comedy and the social and historical context of its performance.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780292752177
ISBN-10: 0292752172
Pagini: 275
Ilustrații: 1 Photo, 1 Fig
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:Univ of Texas P
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press

Notă biografică

Timothy J. Moore is John and Penelope Biggs Distinguished Professor of Classics at Washington University in St. Louis.

Cuprins

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I
    • 1. Actors and Spectators
    • 2. Characters and Spectators
    • 3. Greece or Rome?
    • 4. Metatheater and Morality
  • Part II
    • 5. Audience and Occasion: Pseudolus
    • 6. Gods and Mortals: Amphitruo
    • 7. Bankers and Pimps: Curculio
    • 8. Prostitutes and Lovers: Truculentus
    • 9. Husbands and Wives: Casina
    • 10. Slaves and Masters: Captivi
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Abbreviations
  • Index of Passages Cited
  • Index

Descriere

Moore examines Plautus's metatheatrical techniques, such as actors' asides and monologues to the audience.