Plautus in Performance: The Theatre of the Mind

by Niall W. Slater

Overview

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 Plautus' ancient drama. In addition to the original detailed studies of six of the dramatists's plays, the methodology of performance criticism, the use of conventions, and the nature of comic heroism in Plautus, this edition includes new studies on: * the induction into the world of the play * the scripted imitation of improvisation * Plautus's comments on his previous work * the nature of 'tragicomedy'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134424016
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/19/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	228
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Niall W. Slater Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Table of Contents

Chapter I Introduction: The Performance Dimension; Chapter II Epidicus; Chapter III The Ruse of Persia – or – The Story–Telling Slaves; Chapter IV Six Authors in Search of a Character – Asinaria as Guerrilla Theatre; Chapter V The Pilots of Penance – or – The Slave of Lust; Chapter VI The Double-Dealer – or – The Skin-Changer; Chapter VII Words, Words, Words; Chapter VIII Convention and Reaction; Chapter IX Playwriting as Heroism;