Nature of Roman Comedy - George E. Duckworth

Nature of Roman Comedy

A Study in Popular Entertainment
Buch | Hardcover
526 Seiten
2016
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-64707-4 (ISBN)
229,45 inkl. MwSt
This book provides the most complete and definitive study of Roman comedy. Originally published in 1952. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these im
This book provides the most complete and definitive study of Roman comedy. Originally published in 1952. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. xi*ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. xv*CHAPTER 1. EARLY ITALIAN POPULAR COMEDY, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. GREEK COMEDY, pg. 18*Chapter 3. The Golden Age of Drama at Rome, pg. 39*Chapter 4. Presentation and Staging, pg. 73*Chapter 5. Stage Conventions and Techniques, pg. 102*Chapter 6. Theme and Treatment, pg. 139*Chapter 7. Methods of Composition, pg. 177*Chapter 8. Foreshadowing and Suspense, pg. 209*Chapter 9. Characters and Characterization, pg. 236*Chapter 10. Thought and Moral Tone, pg. 272*Chapter 11. The Comic Spirit in Character and Situation, pg. 305*Chapter 12. Language and Style, pg. 331*Chapter 13. Meter and Song, pg. 361*Chapter 14. The Originality of Roman Comedy: A Recapitulation, pg. 384*Chapter 15. The Influence of Plautus and Terence upon English Comedy, pg. 396*APPENDIX, pg. 435*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. 443*Bibliography, pg. 445*Index, pg. 465

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Princeton Legacy Library
Verlagsort New Jersey
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 235 mm
Gewicht 907 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-691-64707-0 / 0691647070
ISBN-13 978-0-691-64707-4 / 9780691647074
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