The Roman Theatre and Its Audience - Softcover

Beacham, Richard C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674779142 ISBN 13: 9780674779143

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Drawing on recent archaeological investigations and scholarship, and on his own research and staging experience, Beacham traces the history of the Roman theatre, from its origins in the fourth century B.C. to the demise of formal theatrical activity at the end of antiquity.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard C. Beacham is Professor of Theatre Studies, University of Warwick.

Review:

“The Roman Theatre and Its Audience deals not only with every era but with every genre that entertained the sons of Romulus...Beacham charts the transformation of sedate Hellenistic comedy into raucous entertainment suitable for the Roman spectators described by Horace as potus et exlex ('drunk and disorderly').”―Erich Segal, Times Literary Supplement

“A fine piece of work...[Beacham's] theories about mime, pantomime, and Roman wall painting will stir much discussion, and his book will be valued by all who are interested in the theatre of the ancient world.”―Patricia A. Johnston, Classical Philology

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0674779142
• ISBN 13: 9780674779143
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 279