Theatrum Arbitri : theatrical elements in the Satyrica of Petronius /
Theatrum Arbitri is a literary study dealing with the possible influence of Roman comic drama (comedies of Plautus and Terence, theatre of the Greek and Roman mimes, and fabula Atellana ) on the surviving fragments of Petronius' Satyrica . The theatrical assessment of this novel is carried out...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; New York :
E.J. Brill,
1995.
Series:
Mnemosyne, Supplements
146.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049.
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Call Number: PA6559 .P36 1995
| Summary: | Theatrum Arbitri is a literary study dealing with the possible influence of Roman comic drama (comedies of Plautus and Terence, theatre of the Greek and Roman mimes, and fabula Atellana ) on the surviving fragments of Petronius' Satyrica . The theatrical assessment of this novel is carried out at the levels of plot-construction, characterization, language, and reading of the text as if it were the narrative equivalent of a farcical staged piece with the theatrical structure of a play produced before an audience. The analysis follows the order of each of the scenes in the novel. The reader will also find a brief general commentary on the less discussed scenes of the Satyrica , and a comprehensive account of the theatre of the mimes and its main features. |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Glasgow, 1993). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 225 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004329515 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |