roman comedy
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Roman Comedy. Plautus (254-184 BC). 52 plays written, 20 survive First complete work in Latin wrote in style of New Comedy Style notes by quick action, crude humor, stock characters. Terence (195-159). Freed slave from North Africa - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Roman Comedy
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52 plays written, 20 surviveFirst complete work in Latin wrote in style of New ComedyStyle notes by quick action, crude humor, stock characters
Plautus (254-184 BC)
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Freed slave from North AfricaStyle more refined than Plautus, with sophisticated plot and character development
Not as popular during his life in comparison to Plautus, but later became more influential
6 plays survive
Terence (195-159)
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period of Roman expansion after Punic WarsPreoccupation with Greece and Hellenistic culture
Surge of wealth among Roman citizensPolitical figures: Scipio Africanus, Cato the Elder Increase in foreign businessmen, diplomats, and educated slaves in Rome
Historical Context
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Comedy emerges from religious festivals New Comedy focuses on everyday situations, love and marriage, and father-son relationships
241 BC – Ludi Romani Comedy and tragedy staged at Rome publicly for the first time
Ancient Comedy
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Set up on temple grounds or a temporary stage for an annual drama festival
55 BC- Pompey the Great build first permanent theatre
set: city street with 3 houses with doors
Stage right exits to forum, stage left to the port or country
Stock costumesSpoken prologue
The Stage
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Fabulae: written plotPalliatae: in Greek dress (palla)Feature stock new to Roman societyPolitical and literary referencesInclude laws and customs of RomeEmphasis on entertainment value, use of music
Fabulae Palliatae
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Comedy was sung, or a combination of speaking and song
Dialouge: iambs ----Recitative: trochaics ---- Song: irregular and complex metersSong accompanied by wind instruments
Rhythm and Meter
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Older spellingsU instead of I in superlatives (paucissuma)-os nominative singlar and –om acc singl(servos/servom instead of servus/servum)
-ce of –c to demonstratives (illic)Quoi = cuiQuom = cum
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