| Theatrical Performances in the Ancient World: Hellenistic and Early Roman Theatre Contributor(s): Gentili, Bruno (Author) |
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ISBN: 9070265311 ISBN-13: 9789070265311 Publisher: J.C. Gieben OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1979 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 792.093 |
| LCCN: 80455985 |
| Series: London Studies in Classical Philology |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.8" W x 8.7" (0.45 lbs) 117 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers a fresh insight into the methods adopted by Roman playwrights in utilizing and recasting their Greek models. The author investigates the techniques adopted by such authors as Livius Andronicus and Pacuvius and arrives at results which throw a new light on the influence which Hellenistic literature exerted upon early Roman writers. |
