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Book SynopsisThis 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
Table of Contents*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
