Decimus Laberius: The Fragments

ISBN-13: 9781009073196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 542 str.

Costas Panayotakis

Opis

First English translation of and detailed commentary on the fragments of the important playwright Laberius.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Defining the Roman mime; 2. Origins and chronological development of the genre; 3. Testimonia on Laberius; 4. Facts and problems; 5. Laberius' language and themes; 6. Laberius' prosody; 7. The history of the text of Laberius' mimes; 8. An overview of the anthologies containing Laberius' mimes; Sigla codicum; The fragments; Text; Translation; Commentary; Appendices.