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Traces the evolution of Roman tragedy from the earliest tragedians to the dramatist Seneca

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"This book is bold and original. I know of no other work in which the evolution of the tragic form is treated as a form, within its context, over time." oGuy MacLean Rogers, Professor of Classics and History, Wellesley College

Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: Theatre to Theatricality Chapter 1: Creating Tragedy Livius Andronicus Naevius Ennius The Audience Chapter 2: Theatricalizing Tragedy Pacuvius Accius Chapter 3: Dramatizing History Theatricality of History Staging History Chapter 4: Creating Metatragedy Pompey's Theatre Opening Staging Brutus Thyestes on the Roman Stage Nero: Imperator Scaenicus Chapter 5: Metatragedy Seneca's Actor-Audience From Tragedy to Metatragedy Appendix Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 31/12/2004
      ISBN13: 9780292702424, 978-0292702424
      ISBN10: 292702426
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Traces the evolution of Roman tragedy from the earliest tragedians to the dramatist Seneca

      Trade Review
      "This book is bold and original. I know of no other work in which the evolution of the tragic form is treated as a form, within its context, over time." oGuy MacLean Rogers, Professor of Classics and History, Wellesley College

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction: Theatre to Theatricality Chapter 1: Creating Tragedy Livius Andronicus Naevius Ennius The Audience Chapter 2: Theatricalizing Tragedy Pacuvius Accius Chapter 3: Dramatizing History Theatricality of History Staging History Chapter 4: Creating Metatragedy Pompey's Theatre Opening Staging Brutus Thyestes on the Roman Stage Nero: Imperator Scaenicus Chapter 5: Metatragedy Seneca's Actor-Audience From Tragedy to Metatragedy Appendix Bibliography Index

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