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Chapter 3 - Performance at Pompeii and the Range of Roman ‘Theatrical’ Entertainments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2022

Richard C. Beacham  and
Hugh Denard
Richard C. Beacham
Affiliation:
King's College London
Hugh Denard
Affiliation:
King's College London
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Summary

This chapter moves from the physical and visual aspects of the theatre to discuss the nature and varieties of performance as these may have been experienced by ancient spectators, while taking into account too what we believe we know about the cultural role of theatrical and spectacle entertainments. The various diverse forms of theatrical performance are detailed included Atellan farce, mime and shows in the arena. We discuss the varieties of scenic provision, and also explore the nature of the theatricalised experience and perception of ancient spectators. We describe at length the particularly important and highly popular art of pantomime.

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Atellan farcemimepantomimemuneratemporary stagesperiaktoiecological spaceCicerothe mind’s eyemulti-perspectivalismDurchblickephantasia
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Living Theatre in the Ancient Roman House
Theatricalism in the Domestic Sphere
 , pp. 65 - 98
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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